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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.
Scoring a homerun on a bunt – "making a dollar outta 15 cents"
— Dee Ma'ae (@D_maae32) March 10, 2021
“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!!”
To get Megged … when you hit a hard ground ball and it goes thru the defenses legs so fast they don't know what happened.. The 3rd baseman got megged! 🤣🤣🥎
— Alivia Artanis (@AliviaArtanis) March 10, 2021
“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 …
What a Busta —- A coach who calls time 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……
— Woody J Ramos (@woody_ramos) March 10, 2021
“Rake”: To hit the ball really hard … “Izzy rakes.”
RAKE-to hit the ball really hard.
(Izzy rakes) 😉💣🥎💪🏽— Isabel “Izzy” Cruz (@IzzyCruz23) March 10, 2021
“Dongs”: Home runs.
“Oppo Taco”: Opposite field home run.
“Innies”: Infielders.
“Outies”: Outfielders.
My dad says a few, that I had to ask what they mean.
B Box, or launch pad – small plastic short fence ball fields 200' easy to hit HRs out of
Homeruns- TMB(says it went so far you have to get a tape measure)
boss bomb(grandslam)
BRB(Babe Ruth Blast)
Oppo Taco =my favorite 💪💣— 🇺🇲 Mckaley Kohn 🇵🇭 (@mckaley07_18) March 12, 2021
“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 [email protected] 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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