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 result was an efficient 95-pitch performance that included five groundouts and one popout.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
Buxton’s seventh-inning groundout was struck at 102.2 mph.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
The Sox hit some balls hard — including a lineout and groundout with exit velocities of 107.3 mph and 102.6 mph, respectively, by third baseman Miguel Vargas — but were held to two hits while suffering their first loss of the season.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Rays tallied five runs in the second, collecting four consecutive singles and a triple before Houck recorded the first out, an RBI groundout.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
Buxton’s seventh-inning groundout was struck at 102.2 mph.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
The Sox hit some balls hard — including a lineout and groundout with exit velocities of 107.3 mph and 102.6 mph, respectively, by third baseman Miguel Vargas — but were held to two hits while suffering their first loss of the season.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Rays tallied five runs in the second, collecting four consecutive singles and a triple before Houck recorded the first out, an RBI groundout.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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