base runner
noun
: a baseball player of the team at bat who is on base or is attempting to reach a base
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Cason Campbell, who drew a one-out walk off Bybee in the third, was the only Arkansas State base runner to reach second base.
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Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 3 Apr. 2024
Blackburn didn’t allow a base runner through four innings.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Enlow surrendered a pair of hits to Ohtani but allowed only two other base runners over his three innings, even coaxing an empty two-strike swing from Freddie Freeman on a sharp breaking ball for his second strikeout.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Kendall Diggs popped up to third base and Cali struck out to strand a pair of base runners.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 5 June 2023
Additionally, Nola registered a 1.97 pop time and threw out three of 29 base runners.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
Alabama’s staff struggled with walks all night, granting eight base runners a free pass.
—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 27 May 2023
Arkansas out-hit Texas A&M 8-7, but stranded 11 base runners.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2023
After pitching prospect Cade Povich allowed a run on one hit and one walk over six innings, Akin pitched a scoreless seventh with a walk, and Givens worked the next two frames with the only base runner being a hit batter.
—Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 3 Apr. 2024
Blackburn didn’t allow a base runner through four innings.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2024
Enlow surrendered a pair of hits to Ohtani but allowed only two other base runners over his three innings, even coaxing an empty two-strike swing from Freddie Freeman on a sharp breaking ball for his second strikeout.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Kendall Diggs popped up to third base and Cali struck out to strand a pair of base runners.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 5 June 2023
Additionally, Nola registered a 1.97 pop time and threw out three of 29 base runners.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
Alabama’s staff struggled with walks all night, granting eight base runners a free pass.
—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 27 May 2023
Arkansas out-hit Texas A&M 8-7, but stranded 11 base runners.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2023
After pitching prospect Cade Povich allowed a run on one hit and one walk over six innings, Akin pitched a scoreless seventh with a walk, and Givens worked the next two frames with the only base runner being a hit batter.
—Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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