How to Use batting in a Sentence

batting

noun

• House, having pitched spring training batting practice to Aaron, had an idea what might happen.
  — New York Times, 9 May 2022
• Edman, batting cleanup for only the third time this season, scored Ohtani, who had walked, with a double to left.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
• Who has the best Northern Kentucky high school baseball batting averages?
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 6 May 2022
• In addition to the Fioptics viewing area in left field, there is now a right field family zone, complete with playground, jungle gym and batting cages.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 5 May 2022
• Even though Bryant was walked in all of her four batting attempts, three of them intentionally, her teammates catalyzed a successful offensive effort.
  — Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2022
• Would the Angels dare to move him down in the batting order?
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
• Lay one of the 25-inch strips along the edge of the cotton batting with the right side visible.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• It’s almost made batting practice kind of a thing of the past.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
• Lane played for Team USA over the summer, batting cleanup.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2024
• The Phillies were strikeout- and home run-heavy in the lineup and any one of them can bring contact to the batting order.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 7 Nov. 2022
• Even the white face mask on Jaquez’s batting helmet couldn’t hide the wide smile on her face.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
• Blanket rolls of batting cost $0.10 to $1 per square foot.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 31 May 2023
• The difference in the game, however, turned out to be the top of the Millersville batting order.
  — Brett Friedlander, The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2023
• Then again, judging by the lousy batting across the league in 2024, any team is a few key swings away from a hot streak.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
• Marin cleared the fence on a couple of batting practice drives.
  — Joe Frisaro, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
• The quake even struck the New York Yankees’ batting practice.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
• Thomas tries to get a feel for the warning track in front of the wall during batting practice.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2022
• Earlier in the day, Moore took batting practice with the team.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2023
• Max and Finn were in the yard with Papa Grande, working on their batting.
  — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022
• Get there early and watch the Rangers take batting practice.
  — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
• Some will be, well, dogged, mouthing and batting and tipping the box, trying to get the top unlocked.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
• Ramirez, batting third behind Rosario, made his only out of the night with a bouncer back to the mound.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 15 June 2022
• Neuse was Oakland’s hottest hitter in April, batting .328 for the month.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2022
• Want to take batting practice while having a couple cold ones with the boys?
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
• Aubrey Ultsch is back in the ninth spot in Antioch’s batting order, and that’s fine with her.
  — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2023
• Betts hit the ball hard, batting .316 in Boston’s farm system.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
• Khalil Greene stopped taking batting practice on the field.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2023
• When Ohtani emerged from the dugout to take batting practice before the game, the fans ringing the field raised their phones to record his presence.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
• Her twin sister, Molly, batting next, was hit by the pitch on an 0-2 count.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2022
• Though not the softest of our tests, the fabric was comfortable and had extra-silky batting.
  — Tiffany Vickers Davis, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024