Mike Lowel is an Honorary Sneaky Cheetah!

Yesterday Mike Lowel pulled off the dream play of everyone to ever play little league baseball. Not a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth with 2 outs. Not an unassisted triple play. I'm talking about the HIDDEN BALL TRICK! Watch the video and read the whole story HERE: Here's the short version:

"After seeing their 6-1 deficit trimmed to one run in the seventh inning, the Diamondbacks threatened off (Marlins Pitcher) Mike Jones in the eighth inning. Luis Terrero opened the eighth with a bunt single, and after he went to second on a sacrifice bunt, pinch-hitter Tony Clark singled, putting runners on first and third.
Terrero was held at third as Lowell received the cutoff from left fielder Miguel Cabrera. Detecting that Terrero and third base coach Carlos Tosca were not watching, Lowell figured he would try catching the Diamondbacks napping.

To execute the sandlot play, the pitcher has to be off the mound, and Jones was. For his performance, Jones was a strong supporting actor, doing his best to sell the play, stalling slightly behind the mound, picking up the rosin bag, motioning to catcher Matt Treanor.
As Jones stayed clear of the mound, Terrero took a few steps off third, and then Lowell slapped on the tag. Third base umpire Ed Rapuano, well aware of what was going on, immediately pumped out Terrero.

"Everything stayed true," said Lowell of the turning point play. "It worked out perfect by total accident, choice, whatever you want to say. I just started walking. I'm not going to talk to [Terrero]. I'm not going to try to milk them, and ask them what kind of shoe you wear, or anything like that. If he gets off, that's his choice."

Added Jones: "I knew I couldn't go anywhere near the dirt. I could go near it, but I couldn't touch it. It was like one of those Venus Fly Traps, and he walked into it. "

"That's the coolest thing I've done on the field in a while."

Look at those D.A.'s trying to figure out what happened! What a HOOT!