Examples of ground ball in a Sentence
He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
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Gabriel Davalillo – the Angels’ 18-year-old catching prospect – punched a ground ball through the right side with the runner going on a 3-and-2 pitch, putting runners at the corners.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Manny Machado hit a ground ball that became a force at second, with Ozzie Albies flipping to Xander Bogaerts for the out.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
The results were four strikeouts and more ground balls.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Two innings later, Eldridge fielded a ground ball off Kyle Schwarber’s bat and delivered a strike to second, initiating a 3-6-1 double play.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Manny Machado hit a ground ball that became a force at second, with Ozzie Albies flipping to Xander Bogaerts for the out.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
The results were four strikeouts and more ground balls.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Two innings later, Eldridge fielded a ground ball off Kyle Schwarber’s bat and delivered a strike to second, initiating a 3-6-1 double play.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Ground ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20ball. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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