ground ball

[ground bawl] / ˈgraʊnd ˈbɔl /

NOUN

baseball hit on the ground

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bunt chopper comebacker grounder roller

WEAK

bleeder drag bunt dying quail nubber slow roller squibbler wormburner

Example Sentences

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The Toronto Blue Jays had the bases loaded with two out, and Kershaw came in to retire Nathan Lukes on a ground ball, in a dramatic eight-pitch at-bat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

With runners on the corner and one out in the bottom of the 11th, he induced a routine ground ball to shortstop off the bat of Alejandro Kirk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

After the bunt, the Dodgers put Addison Barger on with a walk, setting up the double play, the Jays hit a ground ball, and well, you know the rest…Dodgers win.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Alec Bohm did the same on an inside sinker, sending a ground ball up the middle.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Ben-Ben swings at the next pitch and smokes a hard ground ball past their first baseman into right field for a base hit.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner