Examples of ground ball in a Sentence
He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
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Escaping the jam in the first was a huge momentum lift, aided by a clutch play from Hebert at third place to throw out a runner trying to score on a one-out ground ball to her.
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026
Right-hander Kai-Wei Teng walked two and hit a batter, and Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña made an error on a routine ground ball.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Two innings later, Garcia booted another ground ball off Kreidler’s bat.
—Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
Nelson Molina, cousin Yanu Molina, gounded, followed with a ground ball to first where Trey Baugus pitched to Davenport covering for the final out as the Keller faithful erupted.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026
Right-hander Kai-Wei Teng walked two and hit a batter, and Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña made an error on a routine ground ball.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Two innings later, Garcia booted another ground ball off Kreidler’s bat.
—Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
Nelson Molina, cousin Yanu Molina, gounded, followed with a ground ball to first where Trey Baugus pitched to Davenport covering for the final out as the Keller faithful erupted.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
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“Ground ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20ball. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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