How to Use groundout in a Sentence

groundout

noun
  • Two more came home on a groundout and a wild pitch.
    — ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • The Padres hit six balls hard, half of those groundouts.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
  • The runner then moved to third base on a groundout.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Pruitt gets out of the jam by forcing a groundout.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The Dodgers went on to score on a wild pitch and a groundout.
    — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Mitchell’s groundout scored Bauers.
    — ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Brand led the game off with a double to left field and scored on a groundout.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 24 May 2026
  • Carlson got back-to-back groundouts to get out of the two-on, one-out jam.
    — James Crepea, AL.com, 21 Apr. 2018
  • Rincones also knocked in a run on a groundout in the third.
    — Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
  • Two of his groundouts last night came on fastballs in the strike zone, both up in the zone.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Will Smith drove in their final run on a groundout in the ninth.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2023
  • But Mullin picked up a strikeout and a groundout to end the threat.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Crawford drew a one-out walk and advanced on a groundout in the third.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 July 2021
  • Grock had a run-scoring groundout, and Williams went to third.
    — Matt Szabo, latimes.com, 8 June 2019
  • Gavin Sheets was 1-for-3 and drove in a run with a groundout.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Then a groundout to third and a slow roller back to the pitcher end the inning.
    — Seth Campbell, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Bunker drove in a run in the fifth via a groundout, then the Ducks erupted.
    — oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2023
  • But Gomez got a flyout to right and a pair of groundouts to end the game.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • Morejón got two groundouts and a soft line drive to right field in eight pitches.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Crain drove in a fourth run with an RBI groundout.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
  • Cooke grounded out to short, followed by a groundout to third to end the threat.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Tatis could point to gains in the four at-bats other than a check-swing, first-pitch groundout.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
  • Merrill got ahead each time, but hit a soft flyout, a popout and a groundout.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
  • Riley's groundout trimmed it to 3-2 in the ninth.
    — CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • Smith induces two groundouts to start the seventh.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Then Jose Garcia drove in a run with a groundout to third base.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2020
  • The Phillies scored two runs on a groundout and a sacrifice fly.
    — Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
  • In the eighth inning, Judge had his first chance to break the record but hit a hard groundout.
    — James Wagner, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Haase singled to open the third and advanced to second on a groundout.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2022
  • Nick Castellanos moved the runners up a base on a groundout to first base.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2021

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