Answer: batter

AnswerCrossword Clue
BATTERSwinger at the plate
BATTERMan at the plate
BATTERCake base
BATTERCake-to-be
BATTERDiamond figure
BATTER"... up!"
BATTERMan with a club
BATTERBombard
BATTERRod Carew is a good one
BATTERCake mix
BATTERMan in a box
BATTERSwinger in Fenway Park
BATTERPlate figure
BATTERPitcher's opponent
BATTERPlate protector
BATTERLead-off, for one
BATTERBetty Crocker bowlful
BATTEROne making a sacrifice, maybe
BATTEROne who's up in baseball
BATTERSmash
BATTERPlayer facing John Rocker
BATTERCoat, of sorts
BATTEROne at home
BATTERHit-and-run participant
battermixture of flour, milk, and eggs
batterto damage by rough usage
batterto subject (a person) to repeated abuse
batterplayer whose turn it is to bat
batterto beat repeatedly
batterto beat repeatedly
BATTERPrecursor to pancakes
BATTERUnbaked caked mixture
BATTERPitch hitter
BATTERPancakes-to-be
BATTERCupcakes-to-be
BATTERHome body?
BATTERPitcher's adversary
BATTERBaker's preparation
BATTEROne swinging in a box
BATTEROne who's up