sac bunt

[ sak buhnt ]

noun

, Baseball Informal.

1. sacrifice bunt:

   Dellucci’s sacrifice was just the second sac bunt the Rangers had used all year.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sac bunt¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

After failing to get a sac bunt down, rookie Ryan Bliss, playing in his second game, worked a walk off Pressly.

From Seattle Times

A sac bunt and then an intentional walk would’ve meant that Crawford and Rodriguez — two of Seattle’s best hitters — would’ve had their at-bats taken away from them with the go-ahead run already in scoring position at the cost of one their final six outs in the game.

From Seattle Times

It looked like the Astros might get them again in the eighth when Diego Castillo gave up a leadoff single, hit the next batter and allowed a sac bunt to move the two runners into scoring position.

From Seattle Times

After two failed sac bunt attempts from J.P.

From Seattle Times

The Mariners tied the game in the fifth inning when Carlos Santana singled up the middle, advanced to second on Adam Frazier’s sac bunt that was misplayed for no out and then tagged up and took third when Steven Kwan made an unbelievable catch on Cal Raleigh’s pop foul down the left field line.

From Seattle Times