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

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

Two batters later, Logan O’Hoppe roped a go-ahead, two-out base hit into center.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

“Say your first baseman gets a base hit in a tie game leading off the ninth inning,” said Perry Hill, who coached Seattle’s Dylan Moore to a Gold Glove as a utility player last season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025

But I know Webb doesn’t care where the outfielders are playing, because if there’s a base hit, he’s sending Luis no matter what.

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