Batted

Batted is the past tense and past participle of the verb bat. It denotes the action of striking with a bat, especially in sports such as baseball, softball, and cricket.

In baseball, a player who comes to the plate is said to bat. A "batted ball" is one that is struck by the bat and put into fair play; statistics track batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging. A batter may drive in runs, which are credited as RBIs when the batted ball results in scores.

In cricket, "to bat" refers to the act of the batsman scoring runs during an innings. The form "batted" is used to describe completed actions, such as "He batted for 45 overs" or "She batted earlier in the innings."

In general English, batted can also appear in phrases like "batted away" or "batted down," meaning to deflect or dismiss something, and in "bat around" to discuss ideas among a group.