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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Buxton singled and scored on a two-out base hit by Luke Keaschall for a 7-0 lead in the fourth.
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CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Bello had stranded two Brewers per inning through three, a walk and a base hit each time.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Jakob Marsee hit a run-scoring base hit in the fourth off Paul Blackburn to build the Marlins’ lead to 4-0.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Trent Grisham started New York’s three-run sixth with an RBI base hit and Aaron Judge followed with a tying single off Anthony Bender.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Bello had stranded two Brewers per inning through three, a walk and a base hit each time.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Jakob Marsee hit a run-scoring base hit in the fourth off Paul Blackburn to build the Marlins’ lead to 4-0.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Trent Grisham started New York’s three-run sixth with an RBI base hit and Aaron Judge followed with a tying single off Anthony Bender.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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