base hit

noun

: a hit in baseball that enables the batter to reach base safely without benefit of an error or fielder's choice

Examples of base hit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first to record 12 consecutive base hits might sound more obscure, although not to Kansas City historians. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

Bazzana lined a base hit up the middle to drive in Gabriel Arias and give Cleveland a 1-0 lead in the third. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

McKinstry scored on Rodon's wild pitch and Malgeri came home on Dillon Dingler's base hit. — CBS News, 24 June 2026

Spencer Torkelson’s base hit tied the game. — Dave Hogg, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for base hit

• candlelit
• counterfeit
• hypocrite
• resubmit
• retrofit
• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit

Kids Definition

base hit

noun

: a hit in baseball that allows the batter to reach base safely with no error made and no base runner forced out