line triple

5.6

A hit that reaches third base after a sharp line drive

noun
/laɪn ˈtrɪpəl/

Jargon

: triple de línea

Her line triple in the seventh inning sparked the team's comeback.

Examples

The crowd cheered when he hit a line triple to center field.
After his impressive line triple, two runners scored easily.
He hit a line triple in the last inning.
Did you see that line triple he made?
The crowd erupted in cheers after he hit a line triple down the left field line.
His clutch line triple drove in three runs and won the game for his team.
She celebrated her first line triple as the players congratulated her on the fantastic hit.

Synonyms

triple

vsline triple

14 5.5

A hit that lets the batter reach third base safely

requires that the reach comes from a fast straight hit

three-bagger

vsline triple

Jargon

1 8.4

A baseball hit that lets the batter reach third base

is more specific about how the batter reaches third base

line-drive triple

vsline triple

Jargon

5.3

A hard low hit in baseball that lets the batter reach third base

is defined by the specific hit method rather than other third base hits

three-base hit

vsline triple

Jargon

5.1

A baseball hit that lets the batter reach third base safely

focuses on the hit method rather than just the safe reach

Surface Forms

line triple singular

line triples plural

Morphology

line + triple

The phrase composes transparently in form — 'triple' (a three-base hit) modified by 'line' — so a learner could plausibly infer it means a triple resulting from a line drive. However, the specific sports use of 'line' (as in 'line drive') is domain-specific jargon, so without baseball knowledge the exact meaning is not fully predictable.

Etymology

Line triple comes from baseball. It pictures a hard, straight line hit that goes to the far part of the field so the batter can reach third base for a triple, so it means a 'triple' made by a fast, straight hit.