Examples of ground ball in a Sentence
He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
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But in the top of the third in a scoreless game, Ponce attempted to field a ground ball and suffered a non-contact injury, hopping for a few seconds in pain before rolling to the dirt.
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Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Ponce, 31, sustained the injury while trying to field a bouncing ground ball between the pitcher’s mound and first base in the third inning of the Blue Jays’ 14-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Monday night at the Rogers Centre.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
In the ninth, Jacob Wilson was thrown out at second on a ground ball by Lawrence Butler, who was originally ruled safe at first.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Two pitches after the pass ball, Carnes hit a ground ball up the middle.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Ponce, 31, sustained the injury while trying to field a bouncing ground ball between the pitcher’s mound and first base in the third inning of the Blue Jays’ 14-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Monday night at the Rogers Centre.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
In the ninth, Jacob Wilson was thrown out at second on a ground ball by Lawrence Butler, who was originally ruled safe at first.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Two pitches after the pass ball, Carnes hit a ground ball up the middle.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Ground ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20ball. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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