Fielder Gets His Foot Stuck in the Fence, a breakdown
What Happened
In a heated rivalry between the Arizona State University (ASU) Sun Devils and the University of Arizona (Arizona) Wildcats, the game is in the top of the sixth inning with ASU leading 4-3. The Wildcats have a runner on base and hit a ball down the third base line. The ASU left fielder chases after the ball but cannot seem to corral it. As the Arizona runner rounds the bases, the left fielder's foot becomes stuck in the outfield fence, preventing him from retrieving the ball. "Time! I can't find the ball," the left fielder calls out, unaware that the ball is right next to him. Meanwhile, the Arizona runner, wearing number 44, circles the bases and scores an inside-the-park home run due to the left fielder's predicament. The left fielder eventually frees his foot from the fence, but the damage is already done. "Maybe you should have done that when the runner was at second base," one of the announcers quips, suggesting the left fielder could have retrieved the ball and limited the Arizona runner to a double if he had freed himself sooner. In the next inning, the left fielder comes up to bat and induces some chaos on the field, running into another player. He is eventually replaced by a pinch runner, perhaps due to injury from his previous incident with the fence. The pinch runner advances to third base on a quick pitch and the next batter hits a double to score the go-ahead run for Arizona. Despite the left fielder's memorable mishap, the Wildcats ultimately come from behind to win the game. "That kid got his foot stuck in the fence for sure, for sure stuck in the fence," the announcer remarks, reflecting on the bizarre sequence of events that unfolded. Throughout the game, the in-state rivalry between ASU and Arizona is evident, with both teams fighting hard to come out on top. The left fielder's unusual predicament of getting his foot stuck in the outfield fence provides a memorable and comical moment in the midst of the competitive matchup.
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asu is up four to three in the top of
the sixth inning
and we got a ball down the line past the
diving third baseman into left field
left fielder
chasing after it can't come up with it
can't come up with it
can't come up with it can't come up with
it guy on the fence just chilling
he says time i can't find the ball
that's what everyone thinks in lifetime
they're like
the ball's right next to you kid
meanwhile number 44 in arizona rounds
the entire
bases he scores this guy turns out
he knows exactly where the ball is his
foot stuck in the fence
never seen this happen before his foot
got stuck in the fence and he was like
time blue
i'm trapped i'm just like i don't know
what to do for you
i mean you can't get out and then he
gets out and they're like well maybe you
should have done that
when the runner was at second base so he
picks up the ball
he's probably a little embarrassed
because his foot got stuck in the fence
and then it was a inside the park home
run
due to his foot being stuck in the fence
and him not getting his foot out and
thinking that he could call time
for that maybe he could officially i
don't know i don't think so it was
really wedged in there though
how'd that happen fault defense uh
look at here's the replay so down the
line look where the runner is when he
gets to the ball probably would have
held him to a double
easily but he's stuck and now he puts
his hands up right there
and the kid is just rounding second but
i mean if he picks it up
like we saw how fast he got his foot out
when the um said get your foot out
probably could have hold him to a triple
i just don't know here he is he comes up
to bat in the next inning
his cleat looking nice he puts the ball
in play he's going to induce a little
chaos himself because they run into each
other
he gets on first base look at this this
whole game was kind of just mayhem
i never seen a guy get his foot stuck in
probably seen a field around each other
they pinch ran for him maybe his foot
hurt from being stuck in the fence
because his foot got stuck in the fence
so number 28 pinch runs for him he gets
to third on that ball
and that was a quick pitch this dude was
asking for time and he was like all
right i guess i'll just swing
not going to grant me time and then he
hits a double like look time time time
oh
okay be funny if that kid was like
that's gonna be my new approach now
i'm gonna just last second react then
the runner scores so the kid who got his
foot stuck in the fence he got on base
he got pinched run for that becomes
uh the go-ahead run after they tied it
but
they lost this game anyway
they lost it anyway arizona came back
and won again
but yeah that kid got his foot stuck in
the fence for sure
for sure stuck in the fence