Stardancer

Sportsmanship

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:19:08 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSjJhV89uxU

The girls in gray were behind 4 to 1 in the first inning of the Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, Arkansas) v. Delta State softball game. Delta State's player hit a 3-run homer, and one of the base runners hurt her ankle at second base. The rules are that her teammates cannot touch her until she finishes her run. When Henderson's shortstop saw the pain on the runner's face, she went to help her. Other Henderson players carried the runner to third base, paused to let her touch the base, then carried her to home plate to score the run and to her waiting teammates. Henderson then retook the field and the game carried on.

College sports at their finest.

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Comments

DavidRavo # Thursday, February 16, 2012 12:12:45 AM

A class act, for sure!

Stardancer # Thursday, February 16, 2012 12:19:32 AM

These girls are very special people.

L2D2 # Thursday, February 16, 2012 5:55:53 AM

Good sportsmanship....not something seen routinely in today's society. Good for those girls.

Darkogdare # Thursday, February 16, 2012 5:08:19 PM

This reminded me on a soccer player in England who scored a goal and immediately acknowledged that he was in off side or something like that. Whole stadium applauded

Stardancer # Thursday, February 16, 2012 11:15:15 PM

It really says something about the character of these players, and the soccer player you mention, too, doesn't it?

We're not entirely without hope.

Darkogdare # Friday, February 17, 2012 3:42:26 PM

Well, knowing how over payed most of them are, a bit of decency should be expected

Stardancer # Sunday, February 19, 2012 2:43:31 AM

These players aren't paid, Darko. If they receive anything at all, it's a scholarship to college, contingent on keeping their grades above a certain grade point average. Most of these girls have to work as waitresses, carhops, file clerks, babysitters, or depend on their parents to send them money for food and clothes. My younger sister worked at a gas station during part of her college years at HSU, pumping gas, cleaning windshields, checking oil and airing up tires.

These are just good, decent human beings.