WCWS: Softball traditions, new superstitions taking over

Date:

OKLAHOMA CITY — When Tennessee catcher Rylie West hit a blast to left field Thursday to give the Vols a 10-2 fourth-inning lead over Alabama, the stadium erupted. But a bigger party started in the dugout.

West was greeted at home plate for the traditional celebration of high-fives. Then, she was outfitted with a baseball cap that says “Mommy” on it, grabbed a baseball bat and swaggered through the dugout, using a bat as a cane as she was showered with prop money.

It was West’s fifth homer of the year, and thus her fifth time to walk the gauntlet. But her teammate Kiki Milloy, who has done it 25 times this year, said the celebration is pretty self-explanatory.

“Whenever you pimp a home run, you get to have the big pimping stick and walk through the dugout,” she said. “It’s just great seeing all of your teammates celebrating you. When someone who doesn’t maybe hit as many home runs or hits a home run during a big moment, being able to celebrate with your teammates and throw the cash on them is awesome.”

Baseball can have its debates about unwritten rules. At the Women’s College World…

Read more…

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Share post:

Latest News

More like this
Related

Caitlin Clark scores 29 as Fever fend off Mercury

Michael Voepel, ESPN.comAug 16, 2024, 10:08 PM ETCloseMichael Voepel...

Landon Donovan named San Diego Wave interim coach for rest of 2024 season

The San Diego Wave hired Landon Donovan as its...

Sanaa Lathan revisits ‘Love & Basketball’ at Sparks-Liberty

Kalan Hooks, ESPNAug 16, 2024, 03:31 PM ETThat's award-winning...