Translation guide
A grounder is a baseball hit that rolls or bounces along the ground. In Japanese, this is expressed with specific baseball terms.
grounder (baseball)
The learner wants to refer to a ground ball in baseball.
ゴロ is often combined with other words, such as 内野ゴロ (infield grounder) or 併殺ゴロ (double play grounder).
He grounded out to the infield.
He hit a grounder.
The shortstop fielded the grounder.
A direct loanword from English, used in baseball contexts. Less common than ゴロ but understood.
The pitcher caught the grounder.
Literally 'ground ball batted ball'. More descriptive, used in formal or technical contexts.
The grounder went down the third base line.