Grounder (noun)

1. A ground ball hit by a batter in baseball or softball that is not hit in the air.
2. An infielder's fielding of a ground ball.

Origin:

From the verb ground (to hit a ground ball).

Examples:

1. The shortstop made a great play on the grounder.
2. He hit a grounder to the second baseman.
3. The pitcher was able to get the batter to hit a grounder for an easy out.
4. The batter hit a grounder to the third baseman for the final out of the inning.
5. He hit a grounder to the shortstop that resulted in a double play.