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This is patriotism at its finest.

Before the third game of the NCAA softball regionals at Louisiana Lafayette, fans were told the national anthem would not be played.

But that didn't keep the fans from singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" themselves, and the players still took their caps off during the national anthem.

Well done, everyone.

The NCAA's official softball Twitter account later clarified that the anthem was skipped because it had already been played "before the first full game of the session."

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