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College player leaps clear over the catcher to score mind-blowing run

A little over a year ago, the Blue Jays' Chris Coghlan broadened our definition of how a baseball player could score a run -- turning what looked to be an easy out into an opportunity to leap clear over Yadier Molina:

And now, like any visionary artist, it appears that Coghlan has inspired a generation of imitators. Behold Pittsburgh's Alex Amos, who found himself in a similar situation during Saturday morning's game against Georgia Tech:

A little rough on the way down, but impressive nonetheless. Now it's up to some brave soul to move the slide game forward by landing on his feet.

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