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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Mitchell, meanwhile, forced a 1-1 tie with an RBI groundout in the bottom of the second.
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Back on the mound for the bottom of the fourth, Roen got back-to-back groundouts and a strikeout to deliver her third shutout inning after the rocky first.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Soto advanced to third on Bo Bichette's groundout before Jorge Polanco flied out to the right-field fence to end it.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The next inning, Yamamoto slammed the door shut against the top of the order with a pair of groundouts to Rojas and a strikeout, Yamamoto’s sixth.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Back on the mound for the bottom of the fourth, Roen got back-to-back groundouts and a strikeout to deliver her third shutout inning after the rocky first.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Soto advanced to third on Bo Bichette's groundout before Jorge Polanco flied out to the right-field fence to end it.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The next inning, Yamamoto slammed the door shut against the top of the order with a pair of groundouts to Rojas and a strikeout, Yamamoto’s sixth.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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