groundout
noun
ground·out
ˈgrau̇nd-ˌau̇t 
: a play in baseball in which a batter is put out after hitting a ground ball to an infielder
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The Mariners got one run on a sacrifice fly, and then another on a groundout.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 June 2025
Cease’s 32nd pitch of the inning got a groundout from Jerar Encarnacion.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Two pop ups, which triggered the infield fly rule, and a groundout later and Ryan was out of the inning, preserving the Twins’ lead in the biggest moment of their 10-4 win over the Athletics on Monday night in Sacramento.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
Fourteen of the 19 balls Tampa put in play against him were groundouts.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 June 2025
Cease’s 32nd pitch of the inning got a groundout from Jerar Encarnacion.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Two pop ups, which triggered the infield fly rule, and a groundout later and Ryan was out of the inning, preserving the Twins’ lead in the biggest moment of their 10-4 win over the Athletics on Monday night in Sacramento.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
Fourteen of the 19 balls Tampa put in play against him were groundouts.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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