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Oregon softball pitcher kicks up a clump of dirt, obliterates it in mid-air
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Oregon catcher Emma Cox never saw it coming. Though, in fairness, the commentary crew during Friday night’s Women’s College World Series game between Oregon and Ole Miss didn’t even know what had happened until a super slow-motion angle revealed things more clearly.
Following a 3-0 pitch in the top of the ninth, Cox immediately keeled over, rubbing her face. She walked toward the circle, took her helmet off, and continued to rub her eye.
The pitch from Lyndsey Grein connected mid-flight with a clump of dirt, causing that clump of dirt to explode into tiny pieces and fly toward Cox. And how, might you ask, was that clump of dirt flying through the air? It came off Grein’s cleat.
Give those viral trick-shot creators on social media 100 tries and they couldn’t recreate what randomly happened on the fly during Friday night’s game.
Cox was eventually fine and remained in the game. Oregon went on to win with a 10th-inning walk-off walk to eliminate the Rebels and stay alive in the WCWS. The Ducks will play either Oklahoma or Texas on Sunday.
Oregon is making its first appearance in the WCWS since 2018. From 2014-18, the Ducks made 4 trips to Oklahoma City under former coach and current Texas head coach Mike White. Should Oklahoma beat Texas on Saturday, the Ducks will have to face White’s Longhorns in another elimination game.
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.
