A Ninja Turtle flew out to a hot dog after a pitch by a monkey.

Wolverine and Cousin Eddie simultaneously made the call while a band of ducks, Whoopee Cushions and Joe Dirt excitedly looked on from the dugout.

It might sound like a bad dream, but for the spectators crammed inside Warren Central’s Lucy Young Field, the scene was as normal as a play at the plate.

The costumed players were Warren Central’s baseball and softball teams, who came together for a charity softball game benefiting Afton Wallace, who has been diagnosed with cancer. With Wallace and a huge crowd of parents, teachers and community members in attendance, the teams took to the diamond to raise money for their classmate courageously battling the disease.

“Pretty much all of us felt like we should come out here and support her and try to raise money for her cause,” Warren Central catcher Matthew Chambers said. “All the teams we have are real supportive of her.”

Diving skeletons and high-flying Supermans faced off in friendly competition, with all proceeds of the game going to benefit Wallace and her fight.

“The kids really enjoy it, and the whole community is behind Afton. It’s just a great turnout for the first year, and we look to continue to do it every year,” WC baseball coach Conner Douglas said. “We’ll continue to stay behind Afton and pray for her and lift her up.”

Softball player Brooke Patterson, who her coach Dana McGivney said was inspired by an annual co-ed charity game played by Hinds Community College’s baseball and softball teams, put the wheels to the benefit game in motion.

“I thought that would be an awesome idea,” McGivney said. “I thought it was great that one of the kids came up with the idea and kind of spearheaded the idea to get everybody involved and just show our support.”

So as children collected trick-or-treat candy between innings and players took pictures with Wallace and her family, the close-knit Vicksburg community was once again put on display amid dirt-stained costumes and the support of an entire school.

“It’s fantastic to see all the kids come together for a cause. They love Afton. It’s not anything that they have to fabricate. It’s genuine and they showed up. The community showed up. It’s just a wonderful part of Vicksburg,” superintendent Chad Shealy said. “The students perpetually come up with things, one after the other, to show their support of her. We’ve got a lot that we could learn from our students, that’s for sure.”