How to Use base hit in a Sentence

base hit

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  • Some of them have gone for base hits, others for home runs.
    — Maria Torres, kansascity, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The base hit to Moose, (Christian) Yelich had got a great jump on it.
    — Maria Torres, kansascity, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Outfielders hid balls in the tall grass, should a base hit bound past them; runners raced directly from first base to third, when the umpire’s back was turned.
    — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Russell, who is 5-for-24 with no extra base hits, will be replaced by Javier Baez at shortstop.
    — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 22 Apr. 2018
  • Beer and Erickson were plated with a base hit up the middle by Brian Ghattas.
    — Jeff Tully, latimes.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Sure enough, come the third time through the line-up, Reservoir began attacking pitches early in the count and smacking base hits through holes and over outfielder’s heads.
    — Brent Kennedy, Howard County Times, 18 Apr. 2018
  • No player in the sport has produced a walk or an extra base hit in a higher percentage of his plate appearances since the start of last season (min: 250 PAs).
    — David Murphy, Philly.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • In the bottom of the second with two outs, Nicco Chuidian (single and a walk) singled through the left side and Nathan Palafox followed with a base hit through the middle.
    — Jeff Tully, latimes.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • But the movie is more of an on-base hit than a home run.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 May 2018
  • The first pitch of the inning was a line drive base hit to right field.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The Mariners got on the board in the first when Luis Torrens' base hit drove in Haniger.
    — Joe Reedy, Star Tribune, 17 July 2021
  • The base hit scored Bullard, who had led off the inning with a walk.
    — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2021
  • Guys shorten up, put the ball in play, try to get a base hit.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
  • One through eight can beat you on a long ball or base hit.
    — Steve Overbey, ajc, 4 Aug. 2021
  • LF Luke Williams went 3-for-5, driving in a run with a base hit to right in the fourth.
    — Nick Tricome, Philly.com, 3 July 2018
  • Tecza helped his own cause with two base hits and two RBI.
    — Emmett Hall, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 June 2018
  • But his base hit in the eighth set up Gimenez’s heroics.
    — Joe Noga, cleveland, 30 May 2022
  • And, one of the game’s all-time greats can still get a base hit against some of the world’s best pitchers.
    — NBC News, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Now the Dodgers don’t need the muscle of Gibson as much as a base hit.
    — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021
  • When Bieber gave up a base hit with two outs in the eighth inning, Jose Siri came to the plate.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Wood twice struck out the six-time All-Star and was pulled once Votto got the base hit.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 May 2022
  • Pitt on a walk-off base hit from Bryce Hulett in the bottom of the ninth inning.
    — Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal, 25 May 2022
  • Gibbons also knocked in two more in the fifth with a base hit.
    — Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Kwan then dropped a base hit into left and Boone brought in Schmidt.
    — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Jim Rivera hit a line drive that seemed destined for a base hit.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, 8 June 2018
  • In the top of the third, Mt. Hebron’s Emma Kim ripped a base hit up the middle for a 2-1 lead.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Dave Roberts was brought off the bench, stole second and scored on Bill Mueller’s base hit.
    — Ed Barkowitz, Philly.com, 9 May 2018
  • Rosario was aboard with his third hit of the game and Straw had led off the Cleveland fifth with a bunt base hit.
    — Joe Noga, cleveland, 4 Oct. 2022
  • That would be 5-for-5 with two extra base hits for those of you counting at home.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
  • The kind of speed that makes an infielder come up from a diving stab and concede the base hit rather than waste a throw.
    — Michael Lee, Washington Post, 18 July 2024

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