diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
index 06e32871213..aa75617ebcd 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weaponry.dm
@@ -667,7 +667,9 @@ for further reading, please see: https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/pull/301
 	. = ..()
 	if(HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_PACIFISM))
 		return
-	var/atom/throw_target = get_edge_target_turf(target, user.dir)
+	// we obtain the relative direction from the bat itself to the target
+	var/relative_direction = get_cardinal_dir(src, target)
+	var/atom/throw_target = get_edge_target_turf(target, relative_direction)
 	if(homerun_ready)
 		user.visible_message(span_userdanger("It's a home run!"))
 		target.throw_at(throw_target, rand(8,10), 14, user)