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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Guys that have a 103-mph fastball with sink get Ks, groundouts and saves.
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Chuck Murr, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The Sox starter exited, having thrown 72 pitches (48 for strikes), with three groundouts, zero flyouts, and matched López’s 10 swings-and-misses.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Gavin Sheets was 1-for-3 and drove in a run with a groundout.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Second baseman Dorian Gonzalez Jr. hit an RBI groundout to plate Williams before Cuvet hit a sacrifice fly that drove in Peralta to put the Hurricanes up 5-1.
Shortstop Jake Ogden also stole a base in the third inning.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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Chuck Murr, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The Sox starter exited, having thrown 72 pitches (48 for strikes), with three groundouts, zero flyouts, and matched López’s 10 swings-and-misses.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Gavin Sheets was 1-for-3 and drove in a run with a groundout.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Second baseman Dorian Gonzalez Jr. hit an RBI groundout to plate Williams before Cuvet hit a sacrifice fly that drove in Peralta to put the Hurricanes up 5-1.
Shortstop Jake Ogden also stole a base in the third inning.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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