Little leaguer pulls off triple play
June 17, 2009
By Christopher Huber
McAuliffe second-grader Lauren Segat pulled off a feat she’ll probably be telling people about for years to come. She executed a rare triple play June 1 in an Eastlake Little League AA softball game at Blackwell Elementary School.
“The fans, we all were going bonkers,” said team parent Lauren Lee
The AA Beavers executed a triple play. From left to right: Back Row/Standing - Karly Pridmore, Ashlyn Roberts, Grace Curtis, Malia Lakman and Kailey Mohamed. Front Row/kneeling - Belle deOliveira, Alysha Lee, Kelsey Nay, Lauren Segat. Photo contributed
Early in the game, Segat was playing second base for the Beavers. With runners at first and second base and no outs, the 7-year-old caught a pop-fly, tagged second base and threw to first-baseman Alysha Lee to get the runner from first.
Parents from both teams erupted in cheers, Wendy Segat, Lauren’s mother, said.
“We were all really blown away,” Wendy Segat said of her daughter having the presence-of-mind to see the play through.
Lauren said at first, she didn’t know what all the celebration was about. She just did what coach Paul Lee had taught her: tag the base when you catch the ball and throw to first. It was just second nature.
“I didn’t really realize that I made a triple play,” Lauren said. “I’m like, ‘wow, why is everybody cheering for me?’ I was like really proud and I’m glad that I did it.”
Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com.
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