'Hilarity Ensues' After Raccoon Found in Dugout at High School Softball Game

• Photo credit: The Crystal Lake South Softball Twitter page

The Crystal Lake South softball team really had to pull out all the stops Thursday to beat Grant Community High School -- not just on the field but also off the field after a raccoon made its way into the opposing team’s dugout.

The raccoon may have ended up winning that battle as the game was eventually moved to Cary-Grove High School. But Crystal Lake South ended up victorious on the field, winning 4-3 in the Class 4A Dundee-Crown Regional final, according to the Northwest Herald.

The team also made a winning move by recapping the “raccoon saga” on the team's Twitter page. "Hilarity ensues" after those at the game try several different methods to try and coax the raccoon out.

They started with sticks.

So, then they tried a shovel.

Raccoon makes itself comfortable about 30 feet high on backstop.

— Gator Softball (@CLSSoftball) May 27, 2016

So, they got out the garden hose.

And then they decided its time to call for extra help.

After about two hours, the game is moved, according to the Northwest Herald.

The Crystal Lake South softball team was able to keep its sense of humor during the raccoon "saga" with tweets like this:

And this:

The Crystal Lake South softball team will now advance to the regional championship game on Saturday against Barrington.

More via the Northwest Herald and the Crystal Lake Soft Softball team's Twitter page