JR Radcliffe

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Pounce has some explaining to do.

The Milwaukee Panthers mascot uncorked a kick that ricocheted off the head of Milwaukee Wave mascot Brad Beach during halftime of Sunday’s Milwaukee Wave game at UW-Milwaukee Panther arena, causing the mascot head to tumble off and briefly expose Brad Beach’s true identity.

The other mascots involved in the annual mascot game – a cornucopia of familiar faces for fans of Milwaukee sports teams – huddled around Brad Beach to help him gather himself and keep his human face as obscured as possible.

Pounce apologized, of course.

The Wave beat the visiting Orlando SeaWolves, 12-2, and moved to 20-3 on the year.

In case you're wondering where the mascot name comes from, you've probably never been to popular Bradford Beach along Milwaukee's lakeshore.

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