A college baseball pitcher charged across the infield and leveled an opposing batter after he hit a go-ahead home run off him.
The dramatic scene unfolded Wednesday in Texas during a game between North Central Texas College and Weatherford. Josh Phillips, a North Central Texas College player, hit a two-run shot off of Weatherford’s Owen Woodward in the bottom of the 6th inning.
What prompted the incident isn’t clear, but as Phillips rounded third, Woodward charged across the infield and body-checked him.
“Woah, oh my!” the play-by-play announcer shouted. “Oh no. Oh no. That was out of nowhere.”
The reaction from the announcer suggests that Phillips wasn’t mocking Woodward – or at least not doing so in an obvious or egregious manner. No word at this time on whether Phillips plans to press charges against Woodward.
Phillips eventually got back to his feet and completed his triumphant trek to home plate. On the other hand, Woodward may have thrown his last pitch as a collegiate baseball player.