Following the 'Golden Rule' on the Softball Diamond

A few days ago Alan Smith told a heart-touching story in his Thought For the Day email devotional. It had to do with a softball game between Central Washington University and Western Oregon. The game, which was for the championship of the Great Northwest Conference, was played on Central Washington's home field in Ellensburg, 110 miles east of Seattle on I-90. The young women on the CWU team showed great character by following the Golden Rule, as Alan describes it, when their conference championship was on the line. Their action resulted directly in one additional run scoring for Western Oregon which went on to win the game by two runs.

Central may not have won their conference this year, but its softball team definitely has some "winners in life" playing.

You might have already heard the story since it has been all over the Internet. If not, here's one of many links, this one from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Also here's a video of the act of courtesy and "sportswomanship" which has brought Central Washington's team all this attention.