I know you asked about American English but for info, I think the language used in cricket is different to that used in baseball, despite their similarities as sports. In cricket, we don't call someone a "batter", it's always "batsman".
Has the assumption that the OP was talking about cricket slipped in somewhere?
"Batsman" is the term for cricket, but perhaps there are other sports where the players use bats, and are called 'bats' or 'batters' or 'bat-wielders'?
Hi,
Is this meaning used/common in American English?
merriam-webster:
bat n.
4 a: batsman, batter <a right-handed bat>
Has the assumption that the OP was talking about cricket slipped in somewhere?
"Batsman" is the term for cricket, but perhaps there are other sports where the players use bats, and are called 'bats' or 'batters' or 'bat-wielders'?