How to Use base hit in a Sentence

base hit

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  • The Reds also had the all-time leader in base hits: Pete Rose.
    — Fred Bowen, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2019
  • But with two away, the Nats get something going as Adam Eaton lines a ball to left field for a base hit.
    — Tim Brown, oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Jaws was a hit of vast proportions, inspiring executives to go for the home run instead of the base hit.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Yuli Gurriel flied out to center, but Josh Reddick followed with a base hit to tie it up.
    — David Barron, ExpressNews.com, 2 Aug. 2020
  • One is saying, look, Trump’s going to win the election about as often as a good baseball player gets a base hit.
    — Rick Wenner, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Yount was also excellent, batting .414 with four extra base hits and six RBI of his own.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2020
  • In the third, Michael Brantley, who drew a first-inning walk, was hit by a pitch with one out and moved up a base on an Alex Bregman base hit.
    — David Barron, Houston Chronicle, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The official scorer somehow ruled one a base hit, a two-bouncer from Howie Kendrick that Bregman often fields with relative ease.
    — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Until Nola’s hit, the closest Seattle came to a base hit was Omar Narvaez’s line drive back up the middle with one out in the eighth inning.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Rafael Devers recorded his 87th and 88th extra-base hits of the season on Wednesday night, tying him for most in the majors.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Haniger was the only batter to hit the ball hard enough to threaten a base hit.
    — Tim Booth, orlandosentinel.com, 19 May 2021
  • Great hitters hit pitches out of the strike zone … for base hits.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Hibbard knocked in Mathis with a base hit in the sixth to make it 8-1.
    — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 4 June 2022
  • Then Lance Takamura stepped to the plate and lined a base hit to left-center.
    — Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
  • Dylan Carlson sent a base hit to the right side to score Walker.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024

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