ground out
Third Person
grounds out
Present Participle
grounding out
Past Tense
grounded out
Past Participle
grounded out
1
to hit a ground ball that is fielded by the defense, resulting in an out
- He grounded out to the shortstop in his first at-bat.
- He grounds out on a sharply hit ball to the third baseman.
- He grounded out, leaving runners stranded on base.
- The batter grounded out, advancing the runner to second base.
- The pitcher induced the batter to grounds out to the second baseman.