Watching the pitcher and his teammates in the dugout was almost as entertaining as watching him on the mound. Baseball players being a superstitious bunch, the Vols didn't want to disrupt their routine. So when Allen trotted off the field after each inning, he headed to the only orange folding chair in UT's dugout. Then after two men were out, he would take five steps to his left and sit on the bench behind his teammates until it was time to get up and pitch again. Of course, everybody knows you don't talk to a pitcher who has a no-hitter lest you jinx him.
Most players just step over the chalk line when they go on and off the field.
Case jumps four feet horizontally over the entire dirt path between third and home when he leaves the field each inning. He was awesome. Allen's mom, Judy Murchinson, was in the stands and could tell from Wyatt's body language that he was pumped. He did exactly that. He had it going strong.