base hit
noun
: a hit in baseball that enables the batter to reach base safely without benefit of an error or fielder's choice
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Every base hit, every walk, every strike, every ball.
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Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Sure, there are some spots that are vulnerable to cheap homers, but the middle third of the field is a canyon, and all other types of base hits are suppressed there.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Wood singled and went to second on a balk, and Lile’s base hit to right brought him around to score for a 5-0 advantage.
—Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
So the base hit scores two right there.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
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Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Sure, there are some spots that are vulnerable to cheap homers, but the middle third of the field is a canyon, and all other types of base hits are suppressed there.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Wood singled and went to second on a balk, and Lile’s base hit to right brought him around to score for a 5-0 advantage.
—Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
So the base hit scores two right there.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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