clean hit

[Itasan]

I understand 'clean hit' is a baseball term. Could it be figuratively used to mean 'excellent job' or 'excellent achievement' like:
1. His recent book on horses was a clean hit.
2. He recently wrote a book on horses. It was a clean hit in the field.
3. He got a clean hit on his recent book.
Thank you.

[Tdol]

Sounds like it.

[RonBee]

The term "home run" has an extended usage, but I have never heard of one for "clean hit". I suppose there is a first time for everything.