Flip out! Oklahoma OF flies over fence to make play, then HRs
Oklahoma left fielder Kendall Pettis put on a show in Sunday’s Super Regional game against Virginia Tech, an 11-2 victory that sent the Sooners to their first College World Series appearance since 2010.
In the fourth inning, Pettis crashed into the bullpen wall to catch a foul ball, flipping over the fence as the crowd and his teammates roared.
A couple of innings later, Pettis hit a solo shot to left field, just a few yards away from his incredible catch a short time earlier.
And his unbelievable day didn’t stop there. During the sixth inning, Pettis took away a hit from Tanner Schobel with a diving grab in left-center field.
It was an all-around excellent day for the Sooners.
Pettis' spectacular grab wasn’t the first time this week a college outfielder flipped over the wall for an out. With two on and two out in the fifth inning during Game 1 of Texas and East Carolina’s Super Regional matchup on Friday, Longhorn right fielder Murphy Stehly careened into the bullpen to end the threat.
In a wild twist, Stehly also homered a half-inning later, his second of the game.