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 casual observer saw Semien on the field every day taking ground balls, but Seager stayed around the inside batting cage, working on his swing with his hitting instructor or offering some words to teammates. —Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026

The right fielder also has to go back up first base on any ground ball hit to the left side of the infield. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026

Picking up his fourth and fifth strikeouts of the afternoon and inducing a soft ground ball, Dylan Volantis completed his fifth inning of work without surrendering a hit. —David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026

The former teammate who sent in the video believed the video of Serafini running to retrieve a ground ball matches the stride of the masked intruder seen outside his in-law’s home on the day they were shot. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 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