grounder

noun Baseball.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; ground¹ + -er¹

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grounder
noun
(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

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It is as much a part of the game as a grounder taking a bad hop.

You're playing shortstop and the batter hits a grounder to you.

Hitting high or low will determine if the ball is a grounder or a fly ball.

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