Things you guys obviously missed: without a doubt, she was showboating. Because it was done so fast, it was hard for the naked eye to see. But with the aid of slo-mo, rewind, and the pause button, I was able to catch what REALLY happened.
As surmised by most on this board, Hatfield, after making eye contact with the third base runner, as well as Patti Gasso in the dug out, used a fake out "throw" to keep the third base runner in check. This much is true.
But more subtly, she throws a sneaky sign to Shay at first base, telegraphing to her that she in deed WANTED the hitter to make it to first base, and that they need to Keystone Kop the entire play. Why, you ask, would she do this? Fair enough...good question.
When Parker exited the game, the players, through a series of winks, nods, and secret handshakes, agreed the game didn't "seem" tough enough. That the whooping they put on Baylor felt too easy. So, to at least get their adrenaline level up to "losing the spin the bottle contest to the third ugliest person at the party" level, they agreed to foul up multiple times that inning to at least give the Bears a sense of "we're still in it", only to pull the rug out from underneath them right after.
It's all on video, for all to see.
