Baseball equipment, and a verb that means "to take the role of hitting the ball"

Come to a finish3 "A Nightmare on ___ Street" (1984 Wes Craven film)3 Amount a washing machine holds, say4 Bear whose porridge got "too cold"4 Cold and slippery, like winter roads3 "No ___, ands, or buts!"3 Dove's cry3 "___ welcome" (response to "thanks," perhaps)5