grounder

Example Sentences

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Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. managed to hit an inside-the-park homer Saturday on a well-placed grounder that traveled just 17 feet in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

During baseball practice in my senior year of high school, Coach hit me a grounder that changed my life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Enter Anthony Banda, who yielded an RBI single to Andres Giménez and an RBI grounder to Ty France.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

But then Kiké Hernández hit a cue-ball grounder to Turner at shortstop.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

And then the third Crab manages a sharp grounder, but shortstop Khyler scoops it up and fires it to Laury at first base before homegirl can get there.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone