The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bat \Bat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Batted (b[a^]t"t[e^]d); p. pr.
   & vb. n. Batting.]
   To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.
   --Holland.
   [1913 Webster]