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Sacrifice hit

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(Baseball) in batting, a hit of such a kind that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base.

See also: Sacrifice



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Sacrificial record: Freshman shortstop Tayler Wilson broke the school softball record for sacrifice hits in a season.
The problem with batting average, though, is that the denominator, official at-bats, excludes walks, hit-by-pitch situations and sacrifice hits.
In all, the Devils had four sacrifice hits, three of which led to Tri-City runs.
 
 
 
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