extra base hit
Beyond first base
An extra base hit in baseball is any hit that allows the batter to advance beyond first base—a double, triple, or home run.
The term distinguishes these from singles, which only get the batter to first: He led the league in extra base hits last season.
Powerful baseball batter
- OPSCombined offensive statistic
- exit velocitySpeed upon departure
- launch angleTrajectory's starting steepness
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
bat speed · muscle · pop · thump · thunder · drive · masher · sweet spot
Hit reaching second base
- gapUnfilled space between
- gapperHit between outfielders
- line driveSharply hit ball, flat trajectory
- opposite fieldSide away from batter's stance
wall ball · down the line · frozen rope · laser · drill · rope · ripped
Hit to third
- gapperHit between outfielders
- speedRate of motion
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
alley · sliding · relay throw · basepath · cycle · wheels · hustle · corner
Informal home run
- moonshotBold, unlikely endeavor
- round-tripperBaseball scoring hit
- four-baggerComplete circuit hit
- long ballHome run hit
blast · tater · jack · bomb · grand slam · walk-off · yard · gone
Extending muscles or material
- scoring positionBaserunner near home plate
- advancingMoving in forward direction
- roundingAdjusting to simpler values
- turningAct of rotating
digging · sliding · tagging up · hold up · station to station · aggressive
slugger
Powerful baseball batter
- OPSCombined offensive statistic
- exit velocitySpeed upon departure
- launch angleTrajectory's starting steepness
barrel · bat speed · muscle · pop · thump · thunder · drive · masher · sweet spot · mashing
two-bagger
Hit reaching second base
- gapUnfilled space between
- gapperHit between outfielders
- line driveSharply hit ball, flat trajectory
opposite field · wall ball · down the line · frozen rope · laser · drill · rope · ripped
three-bagger
Hit to third
legs · alley · sliding · relay throw · basepath · cycle · wheels · hustle · corner · rolling
dinger
Informal home run
- moonshotBold, unlikely endeavor
- round-tripperBaseball scoring hit
- four-baggerComplete circuit hit
long ball · blast · tater · jack · bomb · grand slam · walk-off · yard · gone · no-doubter
stretching
Extending muscles or material
- scoring positionBaserunner near home plate
- advancingMoving in forward direction
- roundingAdjusting to simpler values
turning · digging · sliding · tagging up · hold up · station to station · aggressive