Examples of batting average in a Sentence

an excellent hitter with a batting average above .300

Recent Examples on the Web His batting average dropped 45 points during his junior year, thanks to a rash of strikeouts. — BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2021 Barnhart improved his batting average to .273, which would be a career high. — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 10 July 2021 The rookies have had their ups and downs, but Kirilloff entered Friday with hits in 21 of his past 26 games; his .289 batting average over that span ranked third among rookies. — Christina Long, Star Tribune, 9 July 2021 Since May melted off the calendar, his batting average (before Tuesday) dipped to .194 with a .498 OPS, nine RBIs and four extra-base hits in 103 at-bats. — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2021 After Sunday’s games, Marlins outfielder Adam Duvall was leading the NL with 60 RBIs, but his .230 batting average and sub-.800 on-base-plus-slugging percentage (OPS) likely kept him from the Mid-Summer Classic. — Steve Svekis, sun-sentinel.com, 4 July 2021 After compiling a career-worst .734 OPS and 31.4% strikeout rate in 60 games in 2020, Olson has raised his batting average almost 100 points and cut his strikeout rate nearly in half. — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 July 2021 To go with his .258 batting average, Candelario has a team-high 16 doubles and 22 RBIs. — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2021 The Washington Nationals outfielder has 18 homers and 42 RBIs this season and has lifted his batting average 19 points to .241 in the past week. — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2021

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“Batting average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batting%20average. Accessed 27 Jul. 2021.

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