Sportsmanship isn't dead yet

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I was at the Outback this evening and saw a story on ESPN that intrigued me, so I looked it up when I got home. Last Saturday the Western Oregon girl's softball team was playing Central Washington, when senior Sarah Tucholsky, for the first time in her life, knocked one over the fence with two girls on base. She was apparently so excited that she missed first base, and as she turned to go back she went down with a torn ACL. She had to crawl back to first base, and if she wasn't able to complete the circuit, or if any of her teammates assisted her, her run wouldn't count. That's when the first baseman for Central Washington asked if it would be all right if they carried her around the bases. The officials agreed that it would be legal, and she and the shortstop picked Sarah up and, to a standing ovation, carried her home, pausing at second and third so she could touch the bases. Western Oregon went on to win the game 4-2, but I think it's safe to say that there were no losers on that ball field.

Here's a link to the story in the New York Times:

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