baseball vs switch-hit

baseball is a noun but switch-hit is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
baseball	Yes	No	No	No
switch-hit	No	No	Yes	No

baseball (noun)	switch-hit (noun)
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
a ball used in playing baseball

baseball (verb)	switch-hit (verb)
	bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher