In 2008, Sara Tucholsky, Mallory Holtman, and Liz Wallace made history winning the Best Moment ESPY.
In a softball game between Western Oregon and Central Washington that would determine who would make the NCAA Division II playoffs, Sara Tucholsky, a senior from Western Oregon, hit her first-ever home run in her college career. The three-run home run would put Western Oregon ahead of Central Washington. Sara was so excited she missed first base while rounding the bases and when she turned back to touch first, she tore a ligament in her knee.
She couldn’t move, but if she stayed on first base the hit would be ruled a two-run single not a home run. Her own teammates and coaches couldn’t help Sara around the bases because if they touched Sara she would be ruled out.
In an amazing show of sportsmanship, the first baseman for Central Washington, Mallory Holtman, asked the umpires if she could carry Sara to home plate. The umpires decided it would be okay. So Mallory and Liz Wallace, shortstop for Central Washington, carried Sara around the bases, lowering Sara down at each base so her foot could touch the base. It was senior day, the stands were packed with parents, and when they realized what was happening the stands explode.
