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ground ball
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ground ball also ground·ball (groundbôl)
n. Baseball
A batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground.
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Noun1.ground ballground ball - (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
groundball, grounder, hopper
hitting, striking, hit - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
chopper, chop - a grounder that bounces high in the air
roller - a grounder that rolls along the infield
baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
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Remember, 70% of all ground balls will get you on base, 80% of line drives are hits, and 90% of all fly balls result in an out.
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Too many of those ground balls found holes rather than gloves in the Dodgers' defense, resulting in a rough opening three innings and a deficit too big for the Dodgers to overcome.
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