Get on board with Extra Inning Softball’s regular feature, The Last Inning!
We are scouring the Internet and Social Media and keeping our ears to the street for the latest going on in the softball community.
To contribute information, insights, thoughts or content ideas, email us at info@extrainningsoftball.com and also los.extrainningsoftball@gmail.com.
Here’s our TLI for Friday, March 19, 2021 …
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SOFTBALL SLANG
Every once in a while even TLI needs to update out softball slang, so we reached out to the softball community for the latest terminology for …
THE EXTRA INNING SOFTBALL GLOSSARY
“Making a dollar out of 15 cents”: Scoring a home run on a bunt.
https://twitter.com/D_maae32/status/1369722136999301122
“To get Megged”: When you hit a hard ground ball and it goes through the defense’s legs so fast they don’t know what happened … “The third baseman got megged!!”
https://twitter.com/AliviaArtanis/status/1369501791214329858
“What a Busta”: A coach who calls timeout and walks very slowly to speak to his infield and then calls time the very next pitch to change out his pitcher in a 1:20 drop dead game when you have a runner on with 1 out with 4 minutes left …
https://twitter.com/woody_ramos/status/1369506799032758272
“Rake”: To hit the ball really hard … “Izzy rakes.”
https://twitter.com/IzzyCruz23/status/1369494362741219328
“Dongs”: Home runs.
“Oppo Taco”: Opposite field home run.
“Innies”: Infielders.
“Outies”: Outfielders.
https://twitter.com/mckaley07_18/status/1370217634923483137
“Middles”: Middle infielders.
“Throwing chairs”: For a pitcher to strike out a batter.
We will be updating The Extra Inning Softball Glossary all the time, so send your softball slang terms to los.extrainningsoftball@gmail.com or on Twitter @Los_Stuff.
BOMBS!!!
Check out this monster bomb by Anna Hinde, a 2025 C/3B for Team NC-Hinde and Charlotte High, NC.
Here’s a night bomb from Carson Shaw, a 2022 3B/1B for Carolina SC Elite-Owens and Summerville High, SC.
Another great team win! We’re back at it Friday at home. #HomeRunMindset #Classof2022 @ondecksoftball @Los_Stuff @ExtraInningSB @CoastRecruits @SoftballConnect @IHartFastpitch @ImpactRetweets @UncommittedBsb @FloSoftball @StriveSoftball @d1fastpitch1 @D1Softball pic.twitter.com/uj5upkdu2B
— Carson Shaw (@Carsonshaw2022) March 18, 2021
TFL CO-PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
Texas Riptide 07’s Khamari Hall, a 2025 P/UT, and Alissa Sneed, a 2025 CF/SS, were named the TFL co-Players of the Month for February.
Congratulations to Khamar Hall & Alisa Sneed who were both awarded TFL February Player of the Month! Read more about these two athletes at the link below!
🔗https://t.co/wjilsOdtn2 pic.twitter.com/Kxdlw9Ag9Z— Texas Fastpitch League (@TFLfastpitch) March 18, 2021
BTITW
Today’s Best Thing In The World is …
The Shield has been spotted in England, Singapore, Mexico and Australia to celebrate the premiere of #TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier pic.twitter.com/fOgkX7UyCY
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) March 19, 2021
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