Bingle (Noun)
Meaning
A base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The shortstop fielded the ground ball but threw late to first, allowing the batter to reach safely on a bingle.
- With two outs in the inning, the batter's bingle to center field kept the rally alive.
- The rookie's first major league hit was a bingle to right field in the top of the fifth inning.
- A bingle to left field by the leadoff hitter sparked a three-run rally in the bottom of the eighth.
- The batter's bingle to right-center field was just out of the reach of the diving outfielder.