According to the musical My Fair Lady, the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. But when Double-A Biloxi’s Garrett Spain traversed the plane from third base to home in Friday night’s game, the plane could not contain Garrett Spain.
As such, Spain danced his way to a run in must-see fashion during the Shuckers’ 4-2 victory over the Biscuits at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium.
In the top of the ninth, with Spain on third, Brewers No. 4 prospect Cooper Pratt skied a fly ball to right field. Montgomery’s Colton Ledbetter made the catch and fired to home as Spain barreled down the third-base line. The ball reached catcher Tatem Levins with Spain still several strides away, seemingly set to run into an out. The next few moments resembled a Flamenco as Spain danced behind the plate with Levins in pursuit, glove outstretched. With a juke move that would make many an NFL running back proud, Spain broke back toward the plate, sending Levins into a pirouette.
In near synchronization, the pair dove toward home. It was Spain who broke the plane, reaching the plate before Levins could apply the tag.
In the scorebook, it looks like a routine sacrifice fly, but as Spain could attest, it was anything but.