{"id":3991,"date":"2016-10-31T13:32:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T21:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre-production.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/?p=3991"},"modified":"2016-10-31T13:32:18","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T21:32:18","slug":"4th-annual-halloween-baseball-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/blog\/2016\/10\/31\/4th-annual-halloween-baseball-game\/","title":{"rendered":"4th Annual Halloween Baseball Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Mark O\u2019Connor<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3989\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/File_000-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3989\" class=\"wp-image-3989 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/File_000-1.jpeg\" alt=\"file_000\" width=\"750\" height=\"373\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The whole cast<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The typical sporting event consists of athletes wearing identical uniforms and referees that are true and honest to both teams. That was not the case on Friday at Taft College\u2019s baseball field. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 4th Annual Taft College Halloween game featured characters like Captain Underpants, Princess Peach, and even both major 2016 presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3995\" style=\"width: 672px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0417-e1477949010345.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3995\" class=\"wp-image-3995 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0417-e1477949010345-662x1024.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_0417\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Princess Peach (Tyson Canfield)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3998\" style=\"width: 807px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0502-e1477949099787.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3998\" class=\"wp-image-3998 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0502-e1477949099787-797x1024.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_0502\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Captain Underpants (Seth Sorensen)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cIt\u2019s a fun event that is good for the chemistry of the team,\u201d said Nick Kawano, third year sophomore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The two teams, the Ghouls and the Goblins, fought it out in a short exhibition game mostly for bragging rights. In this game the pitchers were not TC\u2019s everyday pitchers, instead they were the position players. The regular pitchers were given their one chance to swing the bats and flash the leather on the field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As expected, the game was not played as intensely as a normal game would. The umpire, \u201cCrooked Hillary,\u201d made a handful of poor calls and was showered by boos from both dugouts. However, there was still a fair share of nice fielding plays and a 3-run home run off the bat of Richard Ortiz, who dress up as a monk.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3997\" style=\"width: 679px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0479-e1477948961272.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3997\" class=\"wp-image-3997 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DSC_0479-e1477948961272-669x1024.jpg\" alt=\"dsc_0479\" width=\"669\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crooked Hillary (Coach DeFreece)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The game was meant for nothing more than a few laughs and a good time. Those who sat in the stands on that cloudy afternoon got just that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4001\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/File_000-1-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4001\" class=\"wp-image-4001 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/File_000-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"file_000-1\" width=\"528\" height=\"760\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donald Trumps (Kyler Shifflet, Coach Maiocco)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mark O\u2019Connor   The whole cast  The typical sporting event consists of athletes wearing identical uniforms and referees that are true and honest to both teams. 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