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groundball

NOUN
  1. (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

How To Use groundball In A Sentence

  • Well, if you strike out a bunch of guys and get the vast majority of the remaining outs via groundballs, you're not likely to allow too many home runs.
  • In baseball though, the boy played flawlessly, often reaching second safely on a lazy groundball hit to the second baseman. A Boy Who Looks Like Horses, or A Horse Who Looks Like Boys
  • We have a lot of groundball pitchers, so it's a point of emphasis. Diamondbacks put emphasis on defense
  • At 12:01 a.m. on October 21, 2004, New York batsman Rubén Sierra hit a routine groundball to second baseman Pokey Reese, who threw to first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz for the final putout of a dominant 10-3 victory. One Season
  • Granted, groundball pitchers tend to give up more hits than flyball pitchers, but the extra hits generally go for singles rather than homers.
  • Their slick-fielding first baseman is watching groundballs elude his grasp like never before and their young leader is scuffling so badly he was benched. USATODAY.com
  • With that kind of groundball rate, that skill set works. Royals Review
  • He gave up loads of fly balls - his 39.3-percent groundball rate was sixth-lowest in the NL - but he gave up just 64 extra-base hits, which was 18th among qualifying pitchers. Can Livan Hernandez do it again?
  • Outfielder Corey Brown sprained his left ankle this afternoon after sliding into a New York Mets catcher while trying to score on a groundball to first by Bryce Harper. Corey Brown's sprained ankle not a 'huge concern'
  • Wes Parker follows with a groundball single to right, scoring Fairly with Parker taking second on Oliva's misplay.
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