Brady Slavens reacts to hitting the longest home run in Charles Schwab Park history
By Adam Spencer
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Brady Slavens and the Arkansas Razorbacks picked up a 3-2 win over Ole Miss on Wednesday night, staying alive in the College World Series.
Slavens, batting in the No. 8 spot in the lineup for the Hogs, played a big part in that win, hitting a home run in the top of the 5th inning.
As you can see below, this was no ordinary home run. This was an absolute bomb to dead-center field:
? @brady_slavens to dead center! ?
? ESPN#MCWS x @RazorbackBSB pic.twitter.com/ymxYVAv19m
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 23, 2022
Slavens’ home run was the longest in the history of Charles Schwab Field. Below, you can see his reaction to learning that fact:
"I don't know how?!!"@brady_slavens reacts to finding out that he hit the longest HR in @CharlesSchwabFO history!#MCWS x @RazorbackBSB pic.twitter.com/AUD4qJHEwG
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 23, 2022
Big BOMB @brady_slavens spoke with @michellachester after an amazing @RazorbackBSB victory!#MCWS pic.twitter.com/vgNHM6Y20Q
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 23, 2022
The ball left Slavens’ bat at 107 mph and at a 24-degree launch angle:
That blast gives @brady_slavens the longest HR distance of the 2022 Men's College World Series!#MCWS x @RazorbackBSB pic.twitter.com/UdjfXuzJS0
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 23, 2022
And, according to NCAA Baseball, Slavens is only the third player to ever hit a home run into that gap in dead center field, joining Florida’s Pete Alonso and FSU’s Dylan Busby:
Did you know⁉️ @brady_slavens is the 3rd player to ever hit a home run in any college game into the gap between the seats in CF at @CharlesSchwabFO, joining Florida's Peter Alonso and Florida State's Dylan Busby . Like Slavens; Alonso & Busby's homers also came during the #MCWS. pic.twitter.com/VAUFv3abc0
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 23, 2022
That’s some great company to be mentioned alongside. We’ll see if Slavens can play hero again on Thursday night to keep the Hogs’ season alive.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
