soft ground

noun

1. an etching ground usually mixed with tallow. Compare hard ground.
2. a technique of etching in which a design is drawn on paper placed on a plate covered with a soft ground, resulting in a granular effect resembling pencil, chalk, or crayon.

Example Sentences

With two outs, Betts hit a soft ground ball up the first base line.

From Los Angeles Times

And then he ended the inning, using a 1-1 slider to get in on Jeremy Pena’s hands for a soft ground out to third base.

From Seattle Times

When Julio Rodriguez followed with a soft ground ball to third, Bliss was running on contact.

From Seattle Times

But a soft ground ball on a half swing from pinch-hitter Idlemaro Vargas allowed pinch-runner Victor Robles to race home with the go-ahead run.

From Seattle Times

With everything swirling out of control, Muñoz came back to strike out Marcell Ozuna and got Orlando Arcia to hit a soft ground ball to shortstop that Dylan Moore was able to field and fire to first off balance for the final out of the inning.

From Seattle Times