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

Mookie Betts rolled another base hit through the left side to put two runners aboard.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 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

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