ground ball

noun

: a batted baseball that bounds or rolls along the ground

Examples of ground ball in a Sentence

He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.

Recent Examples on the Web

The incident happened with two outs during the sixth inning, as McLean, 25, chased a ground ball. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Espada has refused to answer it, but Correa began taking ground balls at second base last weekend. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Baserunning blunders The Marlins have had more runners thrown out on the bases than any other team, including a dumbfounding one Friday when Deyvison De Los Santos inexplicably took off from second on a ground ball hit to shortstop. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026

Facing Soto as his final batter with a runner on first, Perdomo fought back from an 0-2 count to induce a ground ball on a 94 mile per hour fastball for an inning-ending double play that kept the Giants’ 2-0 lead intact. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ground ball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale

Kids Definition

ground ball

noun

: a batted baseball that rolls or bounces along the ground