Examples of ground ball in a Sentence
He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
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In the eighth inning on Sunday night against the Yankees, Soto hit a tough ground ball to Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu, but did not run out the ground ball.
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
But Dobbins aced the test, drawing a ground ball to second that David Hamilton and Trevor Story were able to turn into a terrific inning-ending double play to keep it a 3-1 lead.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
In the third inning, Betts hit a ground ball to A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson, who bobbled the ball to allow Betts to reach first and Chris Taylor to score from third.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Ballesteros went 0-for-4 in his debut during the Cubs’ 5-4 walk-off win, hitting a ground ball in each at-bat.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
But Dobbins aced the test, drawing a ground ball to second that David Hamilton and Trevor Story were able to turn into a terrific inning-ending double play to keep it a 3-1 lead.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
In the third inning, Betts hit a ground ball to A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson, who bobbled the ball to allow Betts to reach first and Chris Taylor to score from third.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Ballesteros went 0-for-4 in his debut during the Cubs’ 5-4 walk-off win, hitting a ground ball in each at-bat.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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“Ground ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20ball. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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