Assertion: ball | /r/CapableOf | touch the ground
Facets:
value: in a row
type: TEMPORAL
value: without any contact by a player
type: OTHER
value: outside the court
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The ball touches the ground outside the court.
text: The ball touches the ground twice in a row without any contact by a player in between.
text: The setter can also hit the ball so that it is hit directly by the attacker without the ball first touching the ground; this is called a direct set.
text: Not being able to catch the ball before it touches the ground.
text: As a result of rule changes initiated by the Independent Softball Association which later made its way to the Amateur Softball Association and the International Softball Federation in the 21st century, most levels of slow pitch permit stealing bases, provided the runner starts when the ball either touches the ground or crosses the plate.
text: In a force play, another infielder catches a ball that has touched the ground, and throws it to the first baseman.
text: Statcast can record Hit Distances at the moment a ball touches the ground or where a ball ultimately ends up.