VIDEO: College Pitcher Boots, Then Rallies for the Save
By Kyle Koster
#4 Rhodes vs. #5 Franklin from earlier today
— The Podcast About D3 Baseball (@D3BaseballPod) May 17, 2018
Rhodes, up 4-2 heading to the 9th, brings in closer Nick Bosma to lock down the save
Bosma then:
- walks the leadoff guy
- steps off the mound
- vomits
- tells coach he’s fine
- gets a pop out and double play to end it
???#d3b pic.twitter.com/uf6AVzwfjg
The good news for Rhodes College closer Nick Bosma is that he’s going viral. The bad news for Bosma is why he’s going viral: a possible viral infection. After taking the mound with a two run lead against Franklin College in the DIII regionals yesterday, our protagonist walked the leadoff man, then puked his guts out behind the mound.
But this story has a happy ending. Bosma waved off any attention from concerned coaches and induced a key double play to secure the win. Someone else cleaned up the vomit. A win-win. Well, a loss for the grounds crew.
There are entire weekend morning rec leagues built around the challenge of not booting from the night before. All part of the game.