We recently reached out to softball players across the country to ask them a series of questions including this one:

What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever seen happen on the softball field?

Below are a few of the responses.

We’d also like to share YOUR experiences… if you’re a player, coach, parent or simply a softball fan, tell us what’s you’ve seen on the field that had you cracking up and we’ll use on our site!  E-mail: brentt@studentsports.com

 

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The funniest thing that I’ve seen was when my friend dove into the bag at second and didn’t make it all the way there.
— SS/OF Alyssa DiCarlo (2015)
Firecrackers (Ariz.)

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In 16U, the funniest thing I have seen is when one of my teammates, Samantha “Sap” Saporito, was jumping up and down after a game we won and she ate it!.
— SS/3B Kristen “Avatar” Williams (2014)
Minors Gold – Lovelace(Calif.)

 

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A dog ran on the field and no one could catch it.
— SS/C Saige Pye (2017)
All American Sports Academy – Merrida (Calif.)

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The funniest thing I have ever seen on the field was when my teammate was stealing third and was stuck in a pickle, but the third baseman tagged her base as if it was a force and walked off the field. Then my teammate stole third.
— 2B/3B Isabella Montoya (2016)
So Cal Hawks (Calif.)

 

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The funniest thing I have seen was when I was standing and listening to my coach and I fell flat on my face because my cleats got stuck in the dirt.
— SS/2nd Karter Williams (2016)
So Cal Athletics (California)

 

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Not so much what I have seen, but what I have heard while catching. Girls talking to themselves while batting, or even the blue’s saying stuff under their breath. I guess with the helmet on they think I can’t hear good. Oh, I can hear everything.
— C/3B Alyssa F. Palacios (2017)
USA Athletics (Calif.)

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The funniest thing that ever happened to me was in my first 14U tournament. I was playing first base and the ball was hit to the third baseman. It was a routine play, so I went to cover my base, but instead of turning and running I backpedaled. As soon as I did that I tripped over first base and the ball flew over my head. It was so embarrassing, but I gave everyone a good laugh that day.
— 1B/OF Alexis Allan (2017)
Firecrackers-Brashear (Calif.)

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The funniest thing I saw on the field was a girl tripping over her own feet while trying to make a double play.  Needless to say the runner was safe.
— IF Jewels Caro (2017)
DFW Firecrackers (Texas)