in Baseball you hit the ball with a baseball bat in other sports
you use other things tennis- tennis raquet cricket- cricket bat
softball- softball bat ping-pong (Table Tennis) - paddle
Great answer and Good King CHARLES III really is ready to hit the ball back to FRANCE with his MALLET so he can go to REGAIN THE BALL from the IMPOSTOR Emmanuel MACRON the FRAUDULENT "King" of France which was actually incorporated in 1603 to the UK=OK!!!