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Examples of ground ball in a Sentence
He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
Recent Examples on the Web
Both teams were held off the scoreboard until the seventh inning, when Leander Rouse’s Tyler Espinosa hit a ground ball to Grapevine third baseman Ryan Williams.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2024
With two outs and Chapman on third, Jorge Soler bounced a ground ball to third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who fired high to first, pulling Christian Walker off the bag.
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
Their best chance was in the second inning when a pinch runner tried to score from second on a ground ball off the glove of first baseman Trevor Sostman.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
In the third inning, Aledo (35-4) shortstop Ana Flores could not make a play on a ground ball, which allowed Rodriguez to reach safely.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1857, in the meaning defined above
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“Ground ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20ball. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
ground ball
noun
: a batted baseball that rolls or bounces along the ground
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