Phaseball

Phaseball was a team ball sport in which individuals could bat. During his time at an academy by 231 BBYStar Wars: Timelines the events of The High Republic: Tempest Runner to 231 BBY. during the High Republic Era, the human Jon Wittick batted for the academy's phaseball team.
That year, while Wittick served as a Galactic Republic counselor aboard the prison ship Restitution, he hit away a scav droid with a blaster rifle during an attack on the ship. After the prisoner Sal Krost—secretly the Nihil Tempest Runner Lourna Dee—noted it had been a strong hit, the counselor informed her that he had batted for his academy's phaseball team. When Dee questioned if it had been with a blaster rifle, Wittick noted there was a first time for everything.
==Behind the scenes==
Phaseball was mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in The High Republic: Tempest Runner, a 2021 audio drama written by Cavan Scott and published as a part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project'sThe High Republic: Tempest Runner Phase I. The spelling of the sport's name was later confirmed with the release of the audio drama's script in 2022. The sport originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was mentioned in Star Wars: The Old Republic, a 2011 video game developed by BioWare.
==Appearances==
*The High Republic: Tempest Runner 
*The High Republic: Tempest Runner script 
==Notes and references==
Category:Ball sports