How to Use ground ball in a Sentence

ground ball

noun
  • He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
  • Got some swing-and-miss and a ground ball.
    — Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The problem seems to be ground balls.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Tatis also hit two weak ground balls last night.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Easy outs last year, those ground balls and line drives may now be base hits.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The third pitch of the at-bat was a ground ball in the infield.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 1 June 2020
  • With two outs, Betts hit a soft ground ball up the first base line.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Chase Silseth got a ground ball, pushing home one run.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
  • His ground ball rate was in the 67th percentile.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
  • That cutter and the changeup got ground balls.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
  • The results were four strikeouts and more ground balls.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Davis didn’t look great running to second on the ground ball.
    — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Soto yanked a ground ball through the right side, for a single.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
  • Vientos then hit a ground ball to third base to end the inning.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Castellanos followed with a ground ball down the third-base line.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 1 May 2021
  • The last ground ball of the game landed in the hometown hero’s glove.
    — Julia Meehan, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024
  • Pitcher Luis Gil failed to field a ground ball.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Most of the time, a ground ball to the third baseman with two outs ends an inning.
    — New York Times, 20 Dec. 2021
  • The Mets have been having an issue with ground balls.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Nine of those outs came on ground balls as the Rays weren’t able to get the ball in the air.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Lotus scored the second via a ground ball by Kates.
    — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • His ground ball went deep in the hole to the shortstop, who made an errant throw to first.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
  • Dexter Fowler hit a ground ball single to right to load the bases.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Ponce was injured in the third inning trying to field a ground ball.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Eddie Rosario hit a sharp ground ball to the right side of the infield.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • Charles Tzagournis had two goals with a team-high 11 ground balls.
    — Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • The play started with Muncy hitting a ground ball up the first-base line.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
  • His loss of speed, and the advent of the shift, meant that just about every ground ball was an out.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021
  • Shohei Ohtani led off the inning with a double on a ground ball to right field.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023

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