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Post Icon Posted: April 30 2008,6:11 pm Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
With all the negatives in sports these days, it's about time something GOOD gets the press it deserves.  I think this story/video should be mandatory for all competitive sports teams, no matter what age or skill level.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -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.

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.


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Kudos to those young women for setting such an awesome example for all of us. :good

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Post Icon Posted: April 30 2008,6:17 pm Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
:good I Heard About That Today!! That's Great!! :jumpie

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Post Icon Posted: April 30 2008,10:24 pm Post # 3 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Every so often something comes along that gives da gig hope for people! This is one of those things! Classy bunch of girls to want to honor their teammate and coach to allow them! :good

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Post Icon Posted: May 01 2008,4:59 am Post # 4 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Excellent little story! :good

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Great story!. :good
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Post Icon Posted: May 01 2008,6:56 am Post # 6 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Another feel good story. :good  I gotta believe that the Coach had a lot to do with the Teams attitude. Kudos to he or she. :good

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Post Icon Posted: May 01 2008,8:04 am Post # 7 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Great story.... definitely a good read!! :good
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Post Icon Posted: May 01 2008,8:53 am Post # 8 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Another feel good story. :good  I gotta believe that the Coach had a lot to do with the Teams attitude. Kudos to he or she. :good

Great story indeed, and yes I'm sure the coach had something to do with it :good  :good ........imagine the bad press if it didn't go down this way. :stupid

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I would have made her suck it up and touch all the bases herself, or get a pinch runner to touch them for her.



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I would have made her suck it up and touch all the bases herself, or get a pinch runner to touch them for her.

"the umpire said, a pinch runner could be called in, and the homer would count as a single."

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Post Icon Posted: May 05 2008,3:38 pm Post # 11 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
It was a career ending injury as it was...would you want her to do more damage? :stupid   The decision to carry her was made by the other team, knowing full well that their decision would cost them the championship.  That shows a lot of integrity and character, at least in my book. :good

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Not sure how I missed this for a week. Those young lady's did good, real good. :good  :good

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