TAMPA, Fla. - As the World Series begins Friday evening, everyone in the crowd can look to inspiration from a Gibsonton woman.

Back in May, she went viral after catching a Tampa Bay Rays homer in an unusual fashion, and now, a merchandise company has made her the inaugural member of a special club.

The backstory:

Shea Vanscoter, a Tampa Bay Rays fan, knows her way around the baseball diamond. She was a college softball player and grew up playing middle infield, and therefore, is used to catching everything in her glove.

That is, until a perfect spring evening at Steinbrenner Field for Vanscoter and her boyfriend, David Corredor.

"We had just come from the beach earlier that day, so we were just hanging out just enjoying our all day off," Vanscoter said.

They were sitting behind

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