grounders

Balls that bounce

Grounders is the plural of grounder, a baseball term for a batted ball that bounces or rolls along the ground rather than flying through the air: He hit nothing but weak grounders all game.

Also called ground balls.

Fielding grounders is a fundamental defensive skill practiced from youth leagues onward.

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baseball hit trajectory

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