breaking down; defeating; abolishing
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
batter's box; one's turn at bat
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
keystroke; typing; execution of test cases
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
batting order; batting line-up
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
batting line-up; batting order
batting style; batting form; swing; way of striking the ball; way of swinging the racket
inscribing; engraving; incising; recording the time (on a time card); punching; clocking in (out)
hit that advances the runner(s)
base hit; one-base hit; single
made by hitting (e.g. striking stone flakes from a tool stone); made using lithic reduction
feel of a club, bat or racket when hitting a ball
chopping; base hit; one-base hit; single
clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
(number of) plate appearances
wind, string and percussion instruments
hitting power; striking power; batting power; offensive capability