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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Four times in the decisive fourth inning, Birmingham hitters hit outside pitches to right field for base hits, igniting a four-run inning and leading to a 10-2 victory, pulling the Patriots into a first-place tie with El Camino Real in the West Valley League going a Friday game at Birmingham.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The couple of base hits afterward, that’s obviously where the difference came.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
Schmitt went to third on a fly to center by Heliot Ramos and scored when Gilbert hit a first-pitch curve to left for a base hit.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
Garrett Mitchell led off with an infield single, took second on a walk and scored on Sal Frelick's base hit.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The couple of base hits afterward, that’s obviously where the difference came.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
Schmitt went to third on a fly to center by Heliot Ramos and scored when Gilbert hit a first-pitch curve to left for a base hit.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
Garrett Mitchell led off with an infield single, took second on a walk and scored on Sal Frelick's base hit.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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