Move over, rally squirrel and rally parrot. You’ve got company. A pelican flew into the netting behind home plate during the ...

Watch as a pelican stuck in the netting briefly stops a college baseball game between Loyola Marymount and UC Santa Barbara.

South Carolina baseball fans will see an extended netting system at Founders Park at the season-opening game Friday to help ensure their safety from foul balls and bats leaving the field of play.

It happens in the blink of an eye: A pitch arrives at the plate, the batter swings and a baseball or a bat rockets into the stands. In most cases, there is no harm beyond a few spilled nachos. But ...