Examples of ground ball in a Sentence
He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
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The shortstop started the play almost directly behind the second base bag, at the far edge of the dirt, and then ranged to his right on a sharp ground ball up the middle.
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Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Sugano, who uses a six-pitch mix, got 51 percent of his outs on ground balls in 2024.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Jazz Chisholm got on base, stole second, stole third, then came home on an Anthony Volpe ground ball to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2024
Say runners are on first and third base with two out, and a ground ball is hit on the infield.
—Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Sugano, who uses a six-pitch mix, got 51 percent of his outs on ground balls in 2024.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Jazz Chisholm got on base, stole second, stole third, then came home on an Anthony Volpe ground ball to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2024
Say runners are on first and third base with two out, and a ground ball is hit on the infield.
—Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Ground ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20ball. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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