Now this is good sportsmanship

[RightIsWrong]

A girl from the opposing college softball team hits a home run and injures herself before she gets past first base. Rules do not permit her team to help her and if they put in a pinch runner, the home run only counts as a single.

What happens next is a pretty touching story and a wonderful display of class.

More story here

With two runners on base and a strike against her, Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon University uncorked her best swing and did something she had never done, in high school or college. Her first home run cleared the center-field fence.

But it appeared to be the shortest of dreams come true when she missed first base, started back to tag it and collapsed with a knee injury.

She crawled back to first but could do no more. The first-base coach said she would be called out if her teammates tried to help her. Or, the umpire said, a pinch runner could be called in, and the homer would count as a single.
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Then, members of the Central Washington University softball team stunned spectators by carrying Tucholsky around the bases Saturday so the three-run homer would count ? an act that contributed to their own elimination from the playoffs.

 

[IAteYourMother]

couldn't she have crawled?

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Originally posted by: IAteYourMother
couldn't she have crawled?

I don't think that's the point.

 

[moshquerade]

saw this on the news. great story, and nice to hear amongst all the ill will in the world the media usually brings us.

 

[Narse]

I would love to read it all, but alas your linking abilities are far from perfect.

 

[Juno]

404 link not found!

 

[Gothgar]

they felt bad after kicking her in the knee...

 

[Skunkwourk]

Originally posted by: RightIsWrong

More story here

Where???

 

[jaqie]

Great story? good news?
No, that was the most heartless ump and teammates. The other team seems to be the only one with any kind of morals there whatsoever.
Who cares about a bloody game when someone is seriously injured!?
I know it was not this major, but it intices pictures of someone having been run over by a car or something on the field and the ump saying she has to continue to score while everyone watches her try to get to the damn base as she bleeds to death.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: m0mentary

Originally posted by: RightIsWrong

More story here

Where???

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa...hays_graham&id=3372631

 

[Skunkwourk]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: m0mentary

Originally posted by: RightIsWrong

More story here

Where???

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa...hays_graham&id=3372631

mosh to the rescue, thanks

 

[goog40]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: m0mentary

Originally posted by: RightIsWrong

More story here

Where???

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa...hays_graham&id=3372631

So it looks like the umps blew the call. A substitute runner should have been allowed to touch the bases.

:thumbsdown: for the umps and coaches for not knowing better.

:thumbsup: for the other team.

 

[rival]

did they all get naked after and have hot lesbo sex

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Narse
I would love to read it all, but alas your linking abilities are far from perfect.

If loving the OP is wrong I don't want to be right.

 

[KnickNut3]

Would anyone really want to benefit from a technicality like this one? I know I wouldn't. I would have done the same thing as the other team. Wouldn't most people?

If I won because of that I would have felt cheap. While a nice story, it certainly doesn't seem like THAT big a deal.

 

[maziwanka]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
saw this on the news. great story, and nice to hear amongst all the ill will in the world the media usually brings us.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: KnickNut3
Would anyone really want to benefit from a technicality like this one? I know I wouldn't. I would have done the same thing as the other team. Wouldn't most people?

If I won because of that I would have felt cheap. While a nice story, it certainly doesn't seem like THAT big a deal.

Nobody got any benefit....the umps blew the call. The opponents did not need to carry the runner....rules say a sub could have been brought in to run the bases for her.

Still a really nice feel-good moment, though.

 

[ta8689]

Originally posted by: rival
did they all get naked after and have hot lesbo sex

Yes, that's exactly what happened.

 

[JC86]

Imagine game 7 of the ALCS, Red Sox Yankees and A-Rod or Ortiz hits the go ahead homer and the same thing happens . . . . somehow I doubt the other team would help the opponent across the bases. That being said, very touching story.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Don't they usually shoot horses when they break their legs?



.....it doesn't have anything to do with softball, but for some reason this story makes me think of that.

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: rival
did they all get naked after and have hot lesbo sex

I hope not.

 

[Baked]

I don't feel anything. I've become heartless.

 

[Bill Brasky]

I know softball and baseball are different, but Ruth had pinch runners all the time. It seems they could've at least checked the rule books or something...

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: rival
did they all get naked after and have hot lesbo sex

I thought that was assumed.

MotionMan

 

[RightIsWrong]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: KnickNut3
Would anyone really want to benefit from a technicality like this one? I know I wouldn't. I would have done the same thing as the other team. Wouldn't most people?

If I won because of that I would have felt cheap. While a nice story, it certainly doesn't seem like THAT big a deal.

Nobody got any benefit....the umps blew the call. The opponents did not need to carry the runner....rules say a sub could have been brought in to run the bases for her.

Still a really nice feel-good moment, though.

Seems that the umps did blow the call. From the NCAA rulebook:

8.5.3.2 If an injury to a batter-runner or runner prevents her from proceeding to an awarded base, the ball is dead and substitution may be made. The substitute must legally touch all awarded or missed bases not previously touched.

And thanks Mosh for making up for my brainfart of a link. :beer: