strike: (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
pitch: (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
funnel: a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth