The NCAA baseball tournament typically brings about some of the highest quality baseball of the year, but on Monday, a celebratory moment turned awkward due to the actions of an umpire.
In the bottom of the seventh inning of an elimination game between No. 8 East Carolina and Coastal Carolina, Pirates centerfielder Bryson Worrell walloped a three-run homer to cap off an eight-run inning. However, as he stood and admired his moonshot go over the right field fence, home plate umpire Perry Costello rushed out and pushed him down the first base line.
The ECU outfielder broke into a slow trot shortly after the bizarre interaction and rounded the bases to give his team a 13–2 advantage.