base hit

noun

Definition of base hit

: 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 Stat of the day: J.D. Martinez is the first player to record at least one extra base hit in each of the Red Sox’ first five games of a season since David Ortiz in 2005. — BostonGlobe.com, "Game 6: Rays at Red Sox lineups and notes," 7 Apr. 2021 Los Angeles pulled to 4-3 an inning later when a base hit by Justin Upton drove in Walsh. — Joe Reedy, Chron, "Angels rally in 8th inning to hand Astros first loss of season," 6 Apr. 2021 Pittsburgh's Wilmer Difo on Tuesday lined a base hit toward the right-field corner in the sixth inning, rounded first base and slid into second for an apparent double. — Phil Miller, Star Tribune, "Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey experiments with slow, slow curve," 16 Mar. 2021 And then Kentucky got a base hit, and then another. — Giana Han, al, "Auburn baseball’s late comeback bid fails against Kentucky," 27 Mar. 2021 Its subscription service, which includes access to textbooks and homework help, saw its subscription base hit a record of 6.6 million in 2020. — Fortune, "‘25% of colleges could go out of business’: Chegg CEO says the pandemic is speeding up higher education’s reckoning," 9 Mar. 2021 Glavine won his 300th game with the Mets, who came within a base hit of making the World Series in 2006. — Jerry Beach, Forbes, "No Trevor Bauer? No Problem For The Newly Legitimate—And Newly Fortunate—New York Mets," 26 Feb. 2021 Myers hit a leadoff single and Jurickson Profar had a one-out base hit to chase Kershaw in the seventh. — Bernie Wilson, Star Tribune, "Lamet outduels Kershaw, Padres top LA 7-2 to tighten NL West," 14 Sep. 2020 Stephen Piscotty singled and stole second and, with one out, Heim sent him in with a base hit to right. — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, "Matt Olson leads A’s surge in 8-4 win over Padres — and does so without a homer," 6 Sep. 2020

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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 16 Apr. 2021.

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base hit

noun

English Language Learners Definition of base hit

baseball : a hit that allows a batter to reach a base safely : a single, double, triple, or home run

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