In April 2008, Western Oregon senior Sara Tucholsky hit the first home run of her life, but she missed first base, turned back, and tore up her knee. She could barely crawl back to the bag, and the rules said her own teammates couldn’t help her. That’s when Mallory Holtman, a first baseman on the other team, Central Washington, asked the umpire if they could carry her. Holtman and shortstop Liz Wallace picked Sara up and carried her around the bases, gently letting her touch each one with her good leg. That home run knocked their own team out of the playoffs, but Holtman said it was simply the right thing to do.
