A college baseball player had a home run taken off the scoreboard over the weekend after he inexplicably forgot to touch home plate upon rounding the bases. The error not only removed a run from his team’s total, but it also provided the opposing team with the final out of the inning.
A double whammy!
The wacky play occurred in a Saturday matchup between Tarleton State and Utah Valley. The contest was the first of a double header, and it was highly competitive late.
Though the Wolverines jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead in the first frame, TSU battled back to get to within two runs in the sixth inning.
With Tarleton State trailing 8-6, Texans catcher Sergio Guerra stepped up to the dish. The slugger smashed a 2-1 pitch from Utah Valley’s deep over the left field fence, then jogged his way around the bases.
8-7… or so those college baseball viewers thought!
After noticing Guerra complete his trot without stepping on home plate, Utah Valley appealed the play. The umpire behind the dish saw the mishap, too, quickly ruling the batter out!
Chaos ensued.
Is there anything easier to do in all of sports, than touch the 4 bases after hitting a home run?
At the :40second mark, you can see a Tarleton State player say “he missed home plate” pic.twitter.com/A7fBeuZiJQ
— 11Point7 College Baseball (@11point7)
Tarleton State coach Fuller Smith was ejected as tempers flared. He lobbied for what, at the time, was a very important run, but to no avail.
Adding insult to injury, the home run Guerra’s very first of the season!
He would be credited with a triple on the play, which effectively ended the inning for the Wolverines. Utah Valley would add a few more runs to the scoreboard before winning the game, 11-7, making that bizarre mishap a bit less magnified in the grand scheme of things.
Still, it certainly had an impact in swinging momentum and ending a threat. College baseball never disappoints!
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