groundout
noun
ground·out
ˈgrau̇nd-ˌau̇t 
: a play in baseball in which a batter is put out after hitting a ground ball to an infielder
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The fearsome threesome went down by fly out, groundout and lineout.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The Eagles led 3-0, but the Golden Lions got a run-scoring single from Carlos Rodriguez-Velez in the fifth inning and an sacrifice groundout from Eli Gries-Smith in the ninth to get within a run.
—Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Marte scored on a groundout to second by Brandon Nimmo, but the Mets — who have been no-hit into the eighth inning three times and into the ninth inning twice this season — got just two hits the rest of the way.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
The frame began with a pair of groundouts to the pitcher before the offense erupted.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The Eagles led 3-0, but the Golden Lions got a run-scoring single from Carlos Rodriguez-Velez in the fifth inning and an sacrifice groundout from Eli Gries-Smith in the ninth to get within a run.
—Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Marte scored on a groundout to second by Brandon Nimmo, but the Mets — who have been no-hit into the eighth inning three times and into the ninth inning twice this season — got just two hits the rest of the way.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
The frame began with a pair of groundouts to the pitcher before the offense erupted.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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