base hit
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Definition
Noun: 1. A successful hit in baseball: In the sport of baseball, a "base hit" is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching at least first base without the benefit of an error by the defensive team or a fielder's choice. It is a fundamental offensive achievement.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The batter celebrated his base hit that drove in the winning run.
- She leads the league with 150 base hits this season.
- A clean single to right field is recorded as a base hit.
Advanced Usage
- "to leg out a base hit": To run very fast to successfully turn a batted ball into a hit.
- He legged out a base hit on a slow grounder to the shortstop.
- "record a base hit": The official act of a hit being credited to a batter's statistics.
- The rookie recorded his first major league base hit in the third inning.
Variants and Related Words
- Hit (n): A more general term for a batted ball that allows the batter to reach base safely; often used interchangeably with "base hit" in baseball contexts.
- Single (n): A base hit on which the batter reaches first base.
- Double (n): A base hit on which the batter reaches second base.
- Triple (n): A base hit on which the batter reaches third base.
- Home run (n): A batted ball that allows the batter to circle all bases and score, typically by hitting the ball out of the field in fair territory. (Note: A home run is a type of hit but is often categorized separately from other base hits in statistics).
Synonyms
- Safety (n, baseball jargon): A less common synonym for a base hit.
- Knock (n, informal baseball slang): A hit.
- The pitcher has given up seven knocks already.
Related Phrases
- Base hit batter: A player known for frequently getting hits (as opposed to drawing walks or hitting for power).
- Base hit streak: A consecutive number of games in which a player gets at least one base hit.
Noun
- (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely