groundout
noun
ground·out
ˈgrau̇nd-ˌau̇t 
: a play in baseball in which a batter is put out after hitting a ground ball to an infielder
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Stone Hewlett coaxed a full-count groundout by Parker Noland to first baseman Ben McLaughlin with a pair of runners on with two outs in the ninth to end the game and notch his second save.
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Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
Three times, Shohei Ohtani stepped to the plate with runners in scoring position, and three times the slugger swung at the first pitch, producing a 108-mph groundout to second base in the second, a routine grounder to second in the fourth and a fly ball to center field in the seventh.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Foley scored two batters later on Gage Talbot’s groundout.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Miami’s 44 groundouts are the second-most in all of MLB so far this season, behind the 55 by the Padres, who have played two more games than Miami.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Mater Dei tied it in the bottom of the 10th after loading the bases with none out and getting a run on a groundout.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The Angels scored their first run in the second inning on an Aaron Hicks RBI groundout that plated Taylor Ward, who led off the innings with a double.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
But Perez hit a groundout to shortstop for the first out of the inning and Witt was unable to score on the play.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
Souza scored on a groundout by Stovall to make it 2-2 and McLaughlin doubled in Wilmsmeyer to give Arkansas the lead.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 30 Mar. 2024
Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
Three times, Shohei Ohtani stepped to the plate with runners in scoring position, and three times the slugger swung at the first pitch, producing a 108-mph groundout to second base in the second, a routine grounder to second in the fourth and a fly ball to center field in the seventh.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Foley scored two batters later on Gage Talbot’s groundout.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Miami’s 44 groundouts are the second-most in all of MLB so far this season, behind the 55 by the Padres, who have played two more games than Miami.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Mater Dei tied it in the bottom of the 10th after loading the bases with none out and getting a run on a groundout.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The Angels scored their first run in the second inning on an Aaron Hicks RBI groundout that plated Taylor Ward, who led off the innings with a double.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
But Perez hit a groundout to shortstop for the first out of the inning and Witt was unable to score on the play.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
Souza scored on a groundout by Stovall to make it 2-2 and McLaughlin doubled in Wilmsmeyer to give Arkansas the lead.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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