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

1. (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely