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It was the day slo-pitch in Barrhaven turned ugly, when scoring a run for an out-of-control runner meant bowling over the catcher at home plate, leaving her with permanent injuries, according to a $1-million lawsuit against the baserunner and a slo-pitch league.

In a statement of claim against Robert Lambert and the Barrhaven Mixed Slo-Pitch League, Sharlene Bagshaw charges that the player “carelessly and recklessly placed a greater importance on scoring a run in a recreational game than he did on the plaintiff’s safety and health.”

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The mixed league is non-competitive and, unlike baseball or softball, players don’t score runs by touching home plate, but rather by crossing a “safety line” off to the side. The safety-line rule is specifically designed to avoid collisions between the catcher and baserunners.

But, the claim alleges, Lambert instead ran straight at Bagshaw, who was standing on home plate in what she thought was “a position of safety” during a game on June 26, 2015. Bagshaw was knocked backward in the air, with her back hitting the ground first, then the back of her head twice, causing severe injuries, according to the claim.