outhit
verb
out·hit
ˌau̇t-ˈhit 
outhit; outhitting; outhits
baseball
: to outdo in hitting : to get more hits than (another player or team)
"We got outhit, outpitched, outplayed—pretty simple," Spartans coach J Howell said.—
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The Marlins outhit Texas 11-5, with Graham Pauley adding a triple and a single and eight players producing hits.
—Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Hugely powerful, with a game even more all-or-nothing than Sabalenka, Kanepi, 37 and standing at 5 feet 11 inches like her opponent, could outhit anyone on her day.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
The Rockies, winners of seven of their last nine games, outhit Los Angeles 16-6.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
The Padres outhit the Dodgers 10-6 yesterday and 6-5 on Saturday.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Hugely powerful, with a game even more all-or-nothing than Sabalenka, Kanepi, 37 and standing at 5 feet 11 inches like her opponent, could outhit anyone on her day.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
The Rockies, winners of seven of their last nine games, outhit Los Angeles 16-6.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
The Padres outhit the Dodgers 10-6 yesterday and 6-5 on Saturday.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Outhit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outhit. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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