base hit

NOUN

hit allowing baseball player to advance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

single

WEAK

bingle dinger hit one-bagger safe hit safety tater

Example Sentences

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George Springer led off with a base hit, was bunted over to second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

Congratulations @SammyLopes13 on his 100th career varsity base hit against Corona last Saturday 3/1/25.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

The visitors were in the last chance saloon when Soto led off with a base hit, advanced to second on a wild pitch and was driven in by Giancarlo Stanton to make it 4-2.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024

“But to be able to shorten up, to get a base hit and understand the value of that … it’s huge.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2024

Ben-Ben swings at the next pitch and smokes a hard ground ball past their first baseman into right field for a base hit.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner