Like a baseball umpire calling a grounder over the bag. From Wordnik.com. [Persuader]
Is a one hopper that skips past the infield classified as a grounder or a liner?. From Wordnik.com. [Baseball Analysts] Reference
A grounder is a hit along the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Base-Ball How to Become a Player] Reference
But he struck with Burnett, and he got another grounder. From Wordnik.com. [Livan Hernandez helps Washington Nationals start road trip the right way] Reference
She would draw a walk or a weird grounder but strike out?. From Wordnik.com. [outfoxed Diary Entry] Reference
Dunn ripped a hard grounder to second, scoring Morgan easily. From Wordnik.com. [Nationals shut out Dodgers, 1-0, to conclude 6-4 homestand] Reference
It is only at bat he sent a sharp grounder down the first baseline. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 14, 2008] Reference
Trouble began when Alcides Escobar ripped a grounder toward third base. From Wordnik.com. [Washington Nationals lose to Milwaukee Brewers, 8-3] Reference
To the bottom of the fifth, still tied when Jorge Cantu chopped a grounder short. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2006] Reference
I might hit a grounder, I might pop it up, or I might line one right back at you. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Hop] Reference
Guzman bobbled the grounder, which prolonged the inning and allowed a run to score. From Wordnik.com. [The bright side: Stephen Strasburg pitches Saturday] Reference
Cristian Guzman could have fielded Ike Davis's grounder cleanly in the first inning. From Wordnik.com. [The bright side: Stephen Strasburg pitches Saturday] Reference
As they watched Ngonda stalk off, Warp struck a grounder straight back at the feeder. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
He started Upton 3-0, but induced a grounder to shortstop on a fastball down the middle. From Wordnik.com. [Livan Hernandez helps Washington Nationals start road trip the right way] Reference
I got lucky, because Dad hit a slow grounder back to me which I fielded with no problem. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Hop] Reference
A single hot pitcher, a bad-hop grounder or a bloop hit can sway the outcome of any game. From Wordnik.com. [The Other March Madness] Reference
One batter popped up in the infield; the second clubbed a grounder; the third struck out. From Wordnik.com. [Zane Grey, Romancing the West]
He also played stellar defense, including a diving stop on a hard grounder in the ninth inning. From Wordnik.com. [On Zimmerman's return, Maxwell's future and a fresh bullpen] Reference
After Hanley Ramirez led off the sixth with a single, Dan Uggla ripped a hard grounder to third. From Wordnik.com. [Defensive gems by Danny Espinosa, Ian Desmond not enough for Nationals] Reference
There's Jackie Robinson charging a grounder by Bobby Richardson and firing to Hodges for the out. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Watson: Amidst Global Meltdown, 52-Year-Old Baseball Brews a Cup of Winter Warmth] Reference
Some folks forget that the score was already tied by the time Wilson's grounder got past Buckner. From Wordnik.com. [hodie christus natus est] Reference
More than once a game had depended on the accuracy of his toss of a hot grounder to the first baseman. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts In Russia] Reference
Lannan's grounder scored Harris, and it seemed the Nationals would erase their messy loss Saturday night. From Wordnik.com. [Washington Nationals fall to Florida Marlins for second straight game] Reference
But Roger Bernadina popped up to third and Michael Morse followed with a grounder to short, ending the threat. From Wordnik.com. [Washington Nationals lose to New York Mets, 3-2, despite first major league homer from Wilson Ramos] Reference
Don pitched a drop, and the batter hit a bit too high and sent a grounder toward third base, and was thrown out. From Wordnik.com. [Don Strong, Patrol Leader] Reference
Lowell also made a nice stab on Trevor Crowe's hard grounder to first base in the fifth and dove to the bag for the out. From Wordnik.com. [Red Sox & Indians FIGHT In Boston (VIDEO)] Reference
Piper fell a victim to the wiles of Sanger; Nelson's scorching grounder was scooped by Roberts; and away out in left garden. From Wordnik.com. [Rival Pitchers of Oakdale] Reference
Soft grounder to short, check the runner, throw to first, but the throw went in the dugout and the run scored on the error. From Wordnik.com. [One Shot]
Anyone will tell you that Bill Buckner let a routine grounder go through his legs, costing the Red Sox the game and the Series. From Wordnik.com. [Blame The Cubs] Reference
Rad was up next and hit a twisting grounder that just managed to evade the shortstop, putting Rad on first and advancing Riordan. From Wordnik.com. [Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles] Reference
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