1.   Another few rounds hit the dirt in front of us.

2.   My first instinct was to hit the dirt.

3.   Our first instinct was to hit the dirt.

4.   The grunt leader stood up for a second and then hit the dirt.

5.   Anderson hit the dirt and slid a leg between the shin guards of catcher Eddie Taubensee.

6.   At first my friend would scream in excitement every time a pitcher threw to first, making a base runner hit the dirt.

7.   A week earlier at Tampa Bay, Mirer was at midfield in a similar squirm and attempted the same maneuver, only to see his shovel hit the dirt.

8.   Brosius hit the dirt, stepped back in and unloaded.

9.   He even threw the first pitch to home plate without hitting the dirt.

10.   Instead, the ball hit the dirt and bounced away from Sorrento.