Amateur baseball player makes ingenious play to avoid potential double play

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You never know what you might see on a baseball field. 

Duluth Huskies third baseman Ethan Surowiec fielded a groundball, as a baserunner, during the team’s 5-4 win over the La Crosse Loggers on Tuesday at Wade Stadium in Duluth, Minnesota. 

The bases were loaded in the bottom of the inning with one out, and the Huskies were up to bat. Surowiec was the runner on second base when a ground ball was hit to Loggers shortstop Mikey Ryan III. 

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Northwest Rankin Cougars baserunner gets caught in a rundown with Gulfport Admirals' Ethan Surowiec (11) tagging him out before he reached first base during the game at Northwest Rankin in Flowood, Miss., on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Northwest Rankin beat Gulfport 7-2. (IMAGN)

After the ball was hit, Surowiec took a couple of steps to his right and fielded the ball himself, like a shortstop, instead of letting it through to the actual shortstop, Ryan, to avoid a potential double-play. 

"Oh my goodness, I have never seen that on a baseball field," the announcer said. 

"Ethan Surowiec picked up the baseball (and) purposefully gave himself up."

The umpires deemed the play a "fielder’s choice 6," which allowed for the bases to remain loaded. The runner on third base remained, while the runner on first base advanced to second base, and the batter went to first base.

Surowiec’s quick-thinking gave the Huskies a chance to capitalize, as giving himself up allowed the inning to continue. 

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