Traditionally games of all sort start with the national anthem but last year, a softball game between Louisiana-Lafayette and Baylor was slated to start without the traditional anthem being played.
The game was the culmination of the Lafayette regional NCAA Softball Tournament, and the event’s attendees were told that because it was the third game of the day, there would be no national anthem due to time constraints.
That’s when the crowd and players took matters into their own hands. Check out the patriotic video below: