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

Chase DeLauter's base hit to right drove in Kwan, Brayan Rocchio scored on a wild pitch and DeLauter scored on Kahlil Watson's single to right. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

Arizona’s Ketel Marte and Geraldo Perdomo opened the game with base hits. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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

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