ground ball

[ground bawl] / ˈgraʊnd ˈbɔl /

NOUN

baseball hit on the ground

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bunt chopper comebacker grounder roller

WEAK

bleeder drag bunt dying quail nubber slow roller squibbler wormburner

Example Sentences

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The Toronto Blue Jays had the bases loaded with two out, and Kershaw came in to retire Nathan Lukes on a ground ball, in a dramatic eight-pitch at-bat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

After the bunt, the Dodgers put Addison Barger on with a walk, setting up the double play, the Jays hit a ground ball, and well, you know the rest…Dodgers win.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

With runners on the corner and one out in the bottom of the 11th, he induced a routine ground ball to shortstop off the bat of Alejandro Kirk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

However, Teoscar Hernández popped out on a second-pitch sweeper and Michael Conforto broke his bat on a ground ball to the right side that at least moved the runners.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025

A ground ball scored a run, but now it was two outs with a runner on third.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson