You will not believe the absolutely hilarious play at the plate on the softball field that happened Tuesday night.
Carthage High School (Tex.) senior softball player Jada Walton cruised around the bases after a hit up the middle.
You definitely will never guess what happened next!
Carthage senior Jada Walton refused with every fiber of her being to be tagged out at home. pic.twitter.com/pusqLYNFno
— Ryan Silapan (@RyanSilapan) March 22, 2023
Walton, in a video provided by Ryan Silapan, went around to avoid the tag at home by the catcher.
She dropped down on all fours and went to make a play for the plate, but she backed off as the catcher lunged at her.
Walton then engaged in a staredown and a battle of wit with the opposing catcher. To which she then decided to whip out an old trick – She pointed off to the side, which grabbed the catcher’s attention.
The catcher was held onto the old trick for so long that Walton dove in and touched home plate before being tagged!
Video of the hysterical play at the plate went viral after it was posted. Currently, it has 940 retweets, 759 quotes, 6,645 likes, and more than 1.4 million views on Twitter.
Rex Chapman was in stitches over it.
No way!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) March 22, 2023
“It’s Batman!” joked one user with a picture of Walton’s hilarious point.
It’s Batman! pic.twitter.com/1n2ADc99oX
— Jason R (@jrobhere) March 22, 2023
Ryan Clark could not believe she got away with the point.
Ain’t no way she got her with the point! This is a parody. https://t.co/8aoDZHpznA
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) March 22, 2023
Sandy Garossino of Canada’s National Observer called it “brilliant.”
This brilliant 😂 https://t.co/EtuKJ6ncy8
— Sandy Garossino 🇨🇦🌻 (@Garossino) March 22, 2023
The Field Gulls blog tweeted, “I thought this only worked in cartoons and comedy movies!”
I thought this only worked in cartoons and comedy movies! https://t.co/9voXDuI2AZ
— Field Gulls (@FieldGulls) March 22, 2023
Knoxville News writer Cora Hall said, “I’ve watched this 20 times and I still can’t believe it worked.”
i’ve watched this 20 times and i still can’t believe it worked😭 https://t.co/PKHhWQMwLA
— Cora Hall (@corahalll) March 22, 2023
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association chimed in and said, “Never. Give. Up.”
Never. Give. Up. https://t.co/8hMKpDJYPf
— NYSPHSAA (@NYSPHSAA) March 22, 2023
“Squirrel!” joked Sharat Chander.
Squirrel! https://t.co/zrhulbzpnh
— Sharat Chander | 🟧🟦 (@Sharat_Chander) March 22, 2023
Robby Kalland thought it was brutal that the catcher got “Daffy Duck’d by an opponent.”
C'mon, catcher. You can't get Daffy Duck'd by an opponent. https://t.co/trSIuFyIlQ
— Robby Kalland (@RKalland) March 22, 2023
Jay Busbee of Yahoo! Sports said this was the greatest on-field moment on Tuesday. Eat your heart out, Shohei and Trout.
All due respect to Ohtani/Trout but this was the greatest on-field moment yesterday https://t.co/puOODIlSGA
— Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) March 22, 2023
Reactions continued to pour in as the video made the rounds.
Really pulled out the oldest trick in the book and it worked. Hilarious. https://t.co/EmYinuw9vP
— Zito (@_Zeets) March 22, 2023
excellent drive, superior will to win, incredible lack of softball IQ by the catcher. but i'd still have called her out for retreating from the base after her first slide attempt. can't be getting into action movie fights at home plate https://t.co/yNtFfmsMtw
— jonbernhardt.bsky.social (@jonbernhardt) March 22, 2023
