bat in

verb

batted in; batting in; bats in

baseball

: to hit the ball in a way that makes it possible for a run to score

He batted in 70 runs last year.

Examples of bat in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

California counties are reporting more rabid bats in 2026, including cases in the Bay Area, Sutter County and Yosemite National Park. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, who has been out since August 16 with a left oblique strain, took six at-bats in a simulated game Wednesday and is on schedule to be activated Friday, Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

England piled up 254-4 after being put into bat in Southampton and that was mainly down to Brook, who has now scored 288 runs without getting out in the T20 format after unbeaten innings of 79 and 95 against India in July. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

One issue Dunlap has with the extension at Hoosier National Forest is that the closure includes caves without bats in them during that time period. — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for bat in

• batten
• craton
• fatten
• flatten
• gratin
• gratton
• latin
• lattin
• matin
• paten
• patten
• platen