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Jalen Hurts launches walk-off HR in charity softball game, wins MVP
By Keith Farner
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Jalen Hurts won MVP of a charity softball game featuring several NFL players, as the former Alabama and current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback pitched and hit a walk-off home run while he repped his hometown Houston Astros.
Wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith both played a role in a comeback win for “Team DeVonta,” beating “Team Micah Parsons” on a walk-off home run from Hurts, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Several former SEC players were involved.
Smith’s team featured Hurts, Darius Slay, Patrick Surtain II, Brown, Nakobe Dean, Najee Harris, Avonte Maddox, Brandon Graham, Barrett Brooks, and Dallas Goedert.
Parsons’ team was comprised of Shyheim Carter, Elijah Moore, Jaylen Waddle, La’Mical Perine, Greg Newsome, Mack Wilson, Terrell Edmunds, Justin Hardee, Boston Scott, and Vinny Curry.
Walk-Off Dingers- Ball Game😮💨 pic.twitter.com/jBotXJIQPV
— Jalen Hurts (@JalenHurts) June 5, 2022
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts won MVP of a charity softball game that included a lot of NFL players
He pitched and hit a walk-off home run while repping his hometown Houston Astros
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— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) June 5, 2022
There weren’t many Gold Glove-worthy plays, but Smith did make a leaping catch at shortstop to save an out. In the final inning, he hit a ground ball up the middle and stretched it into a triple after some defensive mishap from Parsons’ team.
With Smith at third, Hurts hit a drive to left field for the 13-12 win.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
