Definition of grounder
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Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
Recent Examples of grounder from the Web
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Dee Gordon dove left to snare a grounder by Fuentes for the first out —
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What if Long Beach State’s Lucas Tancas was out by an eyelash at first base instead of safe by a step on his grounder to SDSU shortstop Danny Sheehan?
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The Giants scored their first run on an error by second baseman Cesar Hernandez, who tried to backhand a grounder by Brandon Belt that went under his glove.
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Pete Kozma pinch-ran for Napoli and was later thrown out at home trying to score on Choo’s grounder to short.
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The game ended with a grounder to Robertson for a throw to Josh Smith for the final out.
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Moustakas made a diving stab at the grounder near the bag, and Cuthbert picked up the throw in the dirt.
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Sis Bates hit a single and Casey Stangel got UW on the board by driving a grounder between first and second to send Aguilar home and give the Huskies a 1-0 lead.
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The Knights recorded the final out with a runner on base when second baseman Tyler Ladendorf fielded Caleb Joseph’s grounder and threw to first baseman Danny Hayes.
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