grounder

Ball hugging dirt

A grounder is a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground rather than flying through the air.

In baseball and softball, fielders must scoop up grounders cleanly to make plays: He fielded the grounder and threw to first.

Also called a ground ball.

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Baseball's inner diamond

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correction

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foundation

Underlying support structure

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Opposites
ball trajectory in baseball

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Batted ball aloft

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ball height/elevation

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baseball hit height

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Elevated, or signal-catcher

Phrases
Family

ground, grounds, grounded, grounding, groundless, groundnut, groundlessly, grounders, groundlessness

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