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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Catcher Dillon Dingler followed with a base hit to center to bring home two runs, the kind of timely execution the Tigers have seen so much of this year.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Uribe followed with a base hit up the middle, Abigail Reyes had an RBI double and Sofia Maximiliano added an RBI triple as the next nine Westchester-Del Rey batters reached base safely.
—Dennis Pope, Oc Register, 27 July 2025
Quickly, that all changed as three straight extra base hits from the meat of the Braves order, including a two-run homer off the bat of Jurickson Profar, had the game tied at three in the top of the fourth.
—Sean Campbell
july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
The Hurricanes bounced back from a quiet game on offense in the opener, combining for 13 base hits on Saturday afternoon, including a pair of homers and five two-out RBIs.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Uribe followed with a base hit up the middle, Abigail Reyes had an RBI double and Sofia Maximiliano added an RBI triple as the next nine Westchester-Del Rey batters reached base safely.
—Dennis Pope, Oc Register, 27 July 2025
Quickly, that all changed as three straight extra base hits from the meat of the Braves order, including a two-run homer off the bat of Jurickson Profar, had the game tied at three in the top of the fourth.
—Sean Campbell
july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
The Hurricanes bounced back from a quiet game on offense in the opener, combining for 13 base hits on Saturday afternoon, including a pair of homers and five two-out RBIs.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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