Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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When Bello hit Tyler Heineman with a pitch to lead off the fifth, the right-hander immediately drew a double play from George Springer, helping his own cause by snaring the grounder up the middle and firing the ball to second.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
On a 100 mph full-count fastball, Jackson Chourio sent a grounder up the middle that Cronenworth fielded, stepped on second base and threw to first to complete the double play.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
But then Freeland induced Logan O' Hoppe to hit a grounder to shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, but Tovar's throw to second was low, forcing Ritter to make a difficult catch at the bag and make a whirling throw to first.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Mookie Betts chopped a grounder to charging shortstop Willy Adames, who threw home in time to get Rortvedt, but Bailey was unable to secure the ball before swiping his tag on Rortvedt, who scored on the miscue for a 1-0 lead.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
On a 100 mph full-count fastball, Jackson Chourio sent a grounder up the middle that Cronenworth fielded, stepped on second base and threw to first to complete the double play.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
But then Freeland induced Logan O' Hoppe to hit a grounder to shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, but Tovar's throw to second was low, forcing Ritter to make a difficult catch at the bag and make a whirling throw to first.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Mookie Betts chopped a grounder to charging shortstop Willy Adames, who threw home in time to get Rortvedt, but Bailey was unable to secure the ball before swiping his tag on Rortvedt, who scored on the miscue for a 1-0 lead.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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