OK. Here goes my Walton story.
2014 in Gainesville for a tournament my daughter's UNCW team was playing. Also in the tournament was the school she formally coached at, Charleston Southern. She had recruited and developed the CSU starting P, a Florida girl who still holds the school strikeout record there. They faced the Gators on the final Sunday. Going into the fifth inning CSU was leading 3-0. The CSU girl had a nasty change and UF hitters were flummoxed. She was shutting out the premier team in her home state; a dream come true. Admittedly, she was always borderline legal (that leaping thing) but it had not been call weekend. In the fifth Walton began jawing the 3B ump. In the sixth he called 6 or the girl's first 8 pitches illegal. One can only imagine the conversation went something like "If you ever want to work here again . . . " . Obviously, she had to be lifted and CSU lost in extra innings. In the seventh I had made my way to aisle beside the UF dugout. As Walton left the field I called his name and yelled "you should be ashamed of yourself". His response for all to hear was "I'll beat your fu....ing a$$". No doubt he could since I'm giving away 25 years and 40 pounds. I just stood there staring until he entered the dugout. The really comical part was as I ascended the stairs back to the concourse a 'security person' older man said I'm going to have to issue you a "yellow card". It was a conduct warning. I asked him if profanity was allowed in the stadium and he said no. I told him the card needed to go to his coach.
** Edited by MidloHokie at 5/25/2026, 3:56:31 PM
Thread Replies (19)
There is not a more classless hate-able team than Florida. Refuse to shake
-- hokiepro
May 24, 2026 at 04:55 PM ET
hokiepro
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05/24/26 04:55 PM ET
Coaches are/should be accountable. They can put an end
-- Spider73
May 26, 2026 at 09:37 AM ET
Spider73
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05/26/26 09:37 AM ET
And Walton got himself intentionally ejected from the game in the
-- Italian Stallion
May 24, 2026 at 07:59 PM ET
Italian Stallion
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05/24/26 07:59 PM ET
Agree to an extent. But it takes 2 to tango,
-- GCHokieof91
May 24, 2026 at 05:46 PM ET
GCHokieof91
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05/24/26 05:46 PM ET
Nobody tangoed today. Entire TT bench got a warning.
-- TomTurkey
May 24, 2026 at 07:02 PM ET
TomTurkey
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05/24/26 07:02 PM ET
This is my favorite tweet about those events
-- VTChip
May 25, 2026 at 12:16 AM ET
VTChip
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05/25/26 12:16 AM ET
You have to look no further than the two head coaches to understand the . .
-- MidloHokie
May 25, 2026 at 03:35 PM ET
MidloHokie
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05/25/26 03:35 PM ET
Yes both teams were highly emotional; Supers game 3 of course
-- hokiepro
May 25, 2026 at 06:37 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/25/26 06:37 AM ET
What got me was that the hit player is his DAUGHTER!**
-- Virginiawinc
May 27, 2026 at 11:38 PM ET
Virginiawinc
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05/27/26 11:38 PM ET
Huh? It was Jason Williams’s daughter
-- hokiepro
May 28, 2026 at 05:46 AM ET
hokiepro
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05/28/26 05:46 AM ET
Oh, lol! That would make more sense!**
-- Virginiawinc
May 28, 2026 at 03:48 PM ET
Virginiawinc
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05/28/26 03:48 PM ET
OK. Here goes my Walton story.
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-- MidloHokie
May 25, 2026 at 03:54 PM ET
MidloHokie
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05/25/26 03:54 PM ET
My response as the 3B ump? "I don't, you don't [work here]!"
-- TomTurkey
May 26, 2026 at 06:29 PM ET
TomTurkey
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05/26/26 06:29 PM ET
TT wasn’t throwing at a former player intentionally
-- hokiepro
May 24, 2026 at 07:01 PM ET
hokiepro
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05/24/26 07:01 PM ET
I believe Walton and Mike White of Texas compete for the ******* of the
-- RJHokie
May 24, 2026 at 05:20 PM ET
RJHokie
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05/24/26 05:20 PM ET
Two certainly on my list. **
-- MidloHokie
May 24, 2026 at 08:47 PM ET
MidloHokie
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05/24/26 08:47 PM ET
A "wretched hive of villainy and scum"**
-- TomTurkey
May 24, 2026 at 05:10 PM ET
TomTurkey
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05/24/26 05:10 PM ET
i was at u.f. a few years ago for a conference and went to a baseball
-- squarerootofone
May 24, 2026 at 04:57 PM ET
squarerootofone
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05/24/26 04:57 PM ET
probably a draw**
-- squarerootofone
May 24, 2026 at 08:08 PM ET
squarerootofone
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05/24/26 08:08 PM ET