: a batted baseball that bounds or rolls along the ground
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He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
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Sierra Canyon second baseman Carl McMullan dove to stop a a ground ball and flipped it to a teammate for the final out at second base.—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026 Huffman scored later in the sixth for Aledo with 2 outs on an error on a ground ball by Wilson Sehnem to take a 3-2 lead.—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026 Chase Silseth got a ground ball, pushing home one run.—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026 The center fielder promptly drove a triple to center field off Peterson, but Bo Bichette at third base prevented a run from scoring on a ground ball for the first out, and Crow-Armstrong was then doubled off third base to end the inning.—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ground ball