groundout

[ ground-out ]

noun

, Baseball.

1. a play in which a batter is put out at first base after hitting a ground ball to the infield.

Word History and Origins

Origin of groundout¹

First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase ground out

Example Sentences

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a groundout, flyout, strikeout, it’s an out. It’s all the same.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Dodgers, employing a bullpen game, got a scoreless first inning from Ryan Brasier and a scoreless third and fourth from Brusdar Graterol, but Colorado took a 2-0 lead on Hunter Goodman’s RBI groundout off Joe Kelly in the second inning and Blackmon’s two-out solo homer off Daniel Hudson in the fifth.

From Los Angeles Times

The score was tied 7-7 in the seventh when Will Smith hit a one-out double to right-center and took third on Max Muncy’s groundout.

From Los Angeles Times

Jason Heyward drove in a run with a groundout to second, and Andy Pages cut the deficit to 3-2 with an RBI double over the head of the leaping Chourio, who actually got the tip of his glove on the ball before colliding with the wall.

From Los Angeles Times

Maui brought in Kanon Nakama, who got a strikeout and groundout to end the game.

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