Batting may refer to:
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Batting (baseball)
In baseball, batting is the act of facing the opposing pitcher and trying to produce offense for one's team. A batter or hitter is a person whose turn it is to face the pitcher. The three main goals of batters are to become a baserunner, to driv ...
, the act of attempting to hit a ball thrown by the pitcher with a baseball bat, in order to score runs
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Batting (cricket)
In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the ball with a bat to score runs and prevent the loss of one's wicket. Any player who is currently batting is, since September 2021, officially referred to as a batter (historically, the ...
, the act of defending one's wicket with the cricket bat while attempting to score runs
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Padding, a layer of insulation between a top layer of patchwork and a layer of backing material in quilting
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