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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On the fifth pitch of his second at-bat versus Yamamoto, Kim ripped a base hit to right field.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

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

That was followed by a single from Brandon Marsh, who got a down-the-middle fastball in a 2-and-2 count and shot a base hit to center.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2025

Hernández would come around to score in the next at-bat, when Miguel Rojas dumped a base hit inside the right-field line.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

A little bingo is an old-school baseball term that means get a base hit.

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