Grounder (Noun)
Meaning
(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The batter hit a sharp grounder to the left side of the infield that the shortstop had to hustle to snag.
- The crowd erupted in cheers as the rookie slugger smashed a grounder up the middle for her first professional hit.
- The grounder skidded off the infield dirt and skipped past the diving second baseman's glove into right field.
- After two fastballs sailed high and tight, the pitcher threw a sinker that the batter grounded sharply to third for a quick out.
- In a daring move, the baserunner attempted to beat the throw to first on a slow-rolling grounder, but was narrowly thrown out by a sharp-angled throw.