You are obviously not familiar with the game of Baseball, so let me try and explain. The baseball bat is held both, and gripped similarly to the way you would grip an axe or shovel. The pitcher then pitches the ball, and the batter swings the bat in an attempt to strike the ball and put it into play.
In the simplest terms, striking is hitting the ball.
it is the striking batsman who ran
The batter swinging the bat.
Which of what ? There's no list of choices, no examples, no suggestions, nothing to choose from.
Striking the ball with the foot.
Yes
No, but swinging the bat is a lever.
the purpose is to change the ball's speed
Astronomically, you only get smaller masses orbiting larger ones - try imagining a tennis ball on the end of a string, with you swinging the tennis ball around. Now imagine the tennis ball swinging you!
Astronomically, you only get smaller masses orbiting larger ones - try imagining a tennis ball on the end of a string, with you swinging the tennis ball around. Now imagine the tennis ball swinging you!
striking a stationary ball
Yes