sac bunt

American  

[sak buhnt] / ˈsæk ˈbʌnt /

noun

Baseball Informal.

1. sacrifice bunt.

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

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Etymology

Origin of sac bunt

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The sac bunt will always have its die-hards who argue the analytical hate is overrated, that it’s still an excellent way to score a single run, but another baseball relic is feeling even more endangered than it already was.

From The Wall Street Journal

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