ground ball

That kept the force intact at second base, allowing the Orioles to turn a tricky ground ball up the middle one batter later into the second out of the inning.

Nothing suited him; not a player knew how to hold a bat, to stand at the plate, to slide right, or to block a ground ball.

A ground ball is perhaps better known among our young friends as a sneak.

“Eddie” Collins ran to cover second base, and Barry scrabbled his hand along the dirt as if preparing to field a ground ball.