Base path
the prescribed course for a base runner on the field extending in designated areas between the bases.
historical examples
you timed that exactly, joe, cried robbie, and you came down that base path like a streak.
baseball joe, captain of the team lester chadwick
he flew along the base path at a rattling clip and beat the ball to the rubber by an eyelash.
baseball joe, captain of the team lester chadwick
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