ground ball

Thân thiện

The batter hits a ground ball to the shortstop.

Definition

Noun: 1. A batted baseball that rolls or bounces along the ground: In the sport of baseball, a "ground ball" is a ball that is hit by the batter and travels primarily along the surface of the field, as opposed to being hit into the air.

Usage

The term is used specifically in baseball to describe the type of hit and the resulting play. It is often contrasted with a "fly ball." - The shortstop fielded the ground ball cleanly and threw to first for the out. - He's a pitcher who induces a lot of ground balls. - "Ground ball to third base!" shouted the announcer.

Advanced Usage

• "Ground ball with eyes": A colloquial expression for a ground ball that finds a gap between infielders for a base hit.
  • It wasn't a hard hit, just a ground ball with eyes that snuck into left field.
• The action of fielding such a ball is called "fielding a ground ball" or "fielding a grounder."

Variants and Related Words

• Grounder (noun): A common, shortened synonym for "ground ball."
  • She hit a sharp grounder to the second baseman.
• GB (abbreviation): A standard statistical abbreviation used in baseball scorekeeping and statistics to denote a ground ball.
  • The pitcher's GB/FB ratio (ground ball to fly ball ratio) is very high.

Synonyms

• Grounder: The most direct synonym.
• Roller: Informal term emphasizing the rolling motion.

Related Phrases

• To hit a ground ball: The action of the batter.
  • With a runner on third, he needed to hit a ground ball to the right side.
• To field a ground ball: The action of the defensive player.
  • The key to the play was how quickly the second baseman fielded the ground ball.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

Từ đồng nghĩa

• grounder
• groundball
• hopper