base hit
noun
: a hit in baseball that enables the batter to reach base safely without benefit of an error or fielder's choice
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In the third, the Owls opened the floodgates with RBI base hits from Leilainie Sam, Baylee Jones and Evelyn Tate — Joshua scored 12 runs in the third frame.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
Two innings later, Friedl — who singled and was caught stealing in the first, homered in the second and singled in the fourth before his gaffe — laid down a perfect bunt for a base hit with a runner on, then scored on Elly De La Cruz’s single, giving the Reds a four-run cushion.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Oak Forest 3-1 (9) Hailee Morin comes through with walk-off base hit against Homewood-Flossmoor.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Chapman issued a leadoff walk to Robert, who stole second base to get into scoring position and then came home to score the winning run on Baldwin’s base hit.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
Two innings later, Friedl — who singled and was caught stealing in the first, homered in the second and singled in the fourth before his gaffe — laid down a perfect bunt for a base hit with a runner on, then scored on Elly De La Cruz’s single, giving the Reds a four-run cushion.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Oak Forest 3-1 (9) Hailee Morin comes through with walk-off base hit against Homewood-Flossmoor.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Chapman issued a leadoff walk to Robert, who stole second base to get into scoring position and then came home to score the winning run on Baldwin’s base hit.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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