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Este video de la cátcher de Texas directo a la cámara de ESPN es demasiado bueno

No va a contar en el marcado, desafortunadamente, pero Mary Iakopo fue parte de uno de los momentos más inverosímil de la postemporada del softball colegial este sábado. La cátcher del equipo de softball los Texas Longhorns estaba al bat en la baja …

No va a contar en el marcado, desafortunadamente, pero Mary Iakopo fue parte de uno de los momentos más inverosímil de la postemporada del softball colegial este sábado.

La cátcher del equipo de softball los Texas Longhorns estaba al bat en la baja de la primera con su equipo detrás de los Oklahoma Sooners 2-1, en una edición de postemporada de la Red River Rivarly. Iakopo le dio a una pelota que se fue demasiado paralela a la línea de la tercera base.

Pero conforme volaba la pelota por el cielo de Oklahoma City, tomó un rumbo encaminado a una de las cámaras de ESPN situada en el campo abierto. Le dio a la cámara directo en el lente con una precisión que probablemente le sacó el susto de su vida al operador.

Traducción.- Nuestros operadores de cámara en ESPN son los mejores en el negocio… y nunca parpadean.  #WCWS de la  @NCAASoftball en ABC hace uno momento.

¿Fue este tiro puramente suerte y probablemente no pueda ser repicado ni con cientos de intentos? Seguro. ¿Estuvo increíble? Absolutamente. ¿Vamos a pretender que Iakopo lo hizo de adrede? Obviamente.

 

This video of Texas catcher Mary Iakopo drilling a foul ball off ESPN’s camera is too good

Look out!

It won’t count on the scoreboard, unfortunately, but Mary Iakopo was a part of one of the most unlikely moments of the college softball postseason on Saturday.

The catcher for the Texas Longhorns softball team was up to bat in the bottom of the first with her team trailing the Oklahoma Sooners, 2-1, in a postseason edition of the Red River Rivalry. After taking a ball, Iakopo drilled a shot down the third-base line that couldn’t quite stay fair.

But as the ball sailed through the Oklahoma City sky, it was set on a collision course with one of ESPN’s cameras that was situated in the outfield. It hit the camera squarely in the lens in an impressive feat of precision that must have certainly scared the life out of the operator.

Was this insane shot purely a function of luck that probably couldn’t be replicated even with hundreds of attempts? Sure. Was it awesome? Absolutely. Are we going to pretend Iakopo did it on purpose just to show off? You bet.

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Texas takes game one of the WCWS with a 7-2 win over No. 5 UCLA

Texas softball is moving on to the winner’s bracket in Oklahoma City.

Texas softball is moving on to the winner’s bracket in Oklahoma City. Continue reading “Texas takes game one of the WCWS with a 7-2 win over No. 5 UCLA”

USA Softball announces three Longhorns to Player of the Year watchlist

USA Softball recently released the list of the Top 50 players in contention for collegiate Player of the Year.

USA Softball recently released their list of the Top 50 players in contention for Collegiate Player of the Year.

Although there are six players from the Big 12 included on the list, three of those are Longhorns. The three nods are tied for second-most on the list, trailing only UCLA. On April 22, the final 25 student-athletes will be announced.

Miranda Elish

  • Senior right-handed pitcher
  • 226 strikeouts in 185.1 innings pitched in 2019
  • 18 victories, 29 starts, 20 complete games, 11 solo shutouts
  • NFCA Third-Team All-America

Mary Iakopo

  • Junior catcher/third baseman
  • 11 HR’s, 43 RBIs and 95 total bases in 2019
  • Five pick-offs from behind the plate
  • 2019 NFCA All-Central Region

Shealyn O’Leary

  • Sophomore right-handed pitcher
  • Softball America National Freshman Pitcher of the Year
  • 14-3 record in 2019
  • NCAA Division I-leading 0.65 ERA over 97.2 innings