ground ball

Noun

Meaning

(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hopper bleeder bunt grounder base hit line drive groundball

Hypernyms

hit striking hitting

Hyponyms

chopper roller chop

Examples

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The question catches Corey Seager off guard, like a ground ball taking an unexpected hop. Source: Internet

He could not forgive the fickle nature of the fans — booing a player for booting a ground ball, then turning around and roaring approval of the same player for hitting a home run. Source: Internet

He let up home runs at a rate of just 0.86 per 9, and a 46.3% ground ball rate. Source: Internet

Buckner watches his misplayed ground ball as Wilson goes to first. Source: Internet

Hayes definitely needs to decrease his ground ball rate moving forward though but that was one of the parts of his game he was working on in Spring Training 2020 and he’s talented enough to where he can do that. Source: Internet

“He ended up getting a ground ball.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ground babbler ground bailiff ground bait ground ball with eyes ground bar ground based