On Friday night, Ryan Lasko pulled off what is undoubtedly the play of the Big Ten baseball season, the Rutgers centerfielder making a diving catch and landing body first, in mid-air, into the outfield wall.
The play came with two outs in the eighth inning when Minnesota’s Kyle Bork drove the ball deep to right-center field. Bork’s solid connection appeared destined to be an extra-base hit. But Bork closed down on the ball, leaping and making a tremendous catch.
Rutgers finished the inning up 7-6. Minnesota would score twice in the home half of the ninth inning as Rutgers dropped a second straight game with an 8-7 loss.
The Scarlet Knights are now 32-21 and 13-10 in the Big Ten.
Check out this tremendous bit of athleticism from Lasko to rob Bork of what was supposed to be a sure-fire hit:
RYAN LASKO ARE YOU ****** SERIOUS!!! YOU WILL NOT SEE A BETTER PLAY IN CENTER FIELD!!#SCTOP10 @SportsCenter #D1Top10 @d1baseball
@ any and every outlet that compiles insane plays pic.twitter.com/eYJbPF3Fg9— Rutgers Baseball (@RutgersBaseball) May 20, 2023
As for Lasko, he is having an All-Big Ten caliber season, batting .338 with 11 home runs.
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