Definition of groundout
: a play in baseball in which a batter is put out after hitting a grounder to an infielder
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Rundle moved to third on Payton Lundberg's groundout to second after Rodriguez earned the inning's first out with her 17th strikeout.
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A wild pitch brought one run home, but Murphy retired the final batter on a groundout as the Mustangs held on for a 4-3 victory.
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Jeremy Jeffress took over in the fifth and got a groundout to end the inning.
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The Warriors took a 2-1 lead in the eighth on Gordish's groundout to score senior second baseman and Valparaiso recruit Brittany Anderson.
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Christian (26-9-1) tied the game 4-4 in the sixth inning on a groundout.
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That was a triple by former Marlin Cameron Maybin, who scored on a groundout by Simmons.
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Ditto for Madi Bishop's RBI groundout to shortstop one batter later that pushed the lead to 3-0.
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Spaulding eventually reached third base on a groundout, but the Bruins were down to their last strike when a wild pitch skipped away from Mississippi catcher Courtney Syrett.
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First Known Use of groundout
1965
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