Oregon Softball Pitcher’s Throw Hits Clump of Dirt in Mid-Air

Here's dirt in your eye. Freak pitch strikes airborne clod, and Oregon softball catcher pays price

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As Oregon's catcher, Emma Cox knows All-American Lyndsey Grein throws lots of filthy pitches.

One In A Million Shot As Softball Pitcher Hits Clump Of Dirt In Mid-Air, Nearly Blinds Catcher

I'm not a big fan of trick-shot videos. It's some guy spending nine hours trying to bank a ping pong ball off of his dog's head and into a plastic cup and when he finally does it, he celebrates like he just won Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, when in reality, he's just a dude at his mom's house who wasted an entire day bouncing ping pong balls.Sure, I get that the Dude Perfect guys are laughing to the bank by shooting baskets off of bridges and…

Oregon softball pitcher’s throw hits clump of dirt in mid-air

This is something you never think you'll have to prepare for as a catcher 😅 The pitcher hit a clump of dirt that flew off her cleat during the pitch and it exploded 😱 pic.twitter.com/f0BoQHyBfV— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 31, 2025OKLAHOMA CITY — Among the things never seen before for Oregon softball that Lyndsey Grein did during Friday’s win over Ole Miss included hitting a clump of dirt off her own cleat with a pitch.

Oregon softball player messed up teammate's eye in unbelievable fluke

An Oregon softball player managed to hit her teammate in the eye with a clump of dirt in one of the wilder sports flukes you will see. Oregon pitcher Lyndsey Grein fired a strike during the 9th inning of Oregon’s College World Series game against Ole Miss at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Ok. on Friday, but catcher Emma Cox seemed oddly hurt by the pitch. Replays showed that Grein’s cleat had kicked up a clump of dirt, and her pitch managed to hit…

ESPN covers all angles of Oregon softball pitcher firing clump of dirt into catcher's eye

“This is one of the wildest things I’ve ever seen,” wrote CJ Fogler on X when sharing a clip from Saturday’s 2025 Women’s College World Series showdown between the Oregon Ducks and Ole Miss Rebels. And he wasn’t talking about the walk-off walk in the 10th inning to give Oregon the 6-5 victory at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. The game was tied with two outs in the top of the ninth when pitcher Lyndsey Grein fired a ball directly into catcher Emma …

Oregon softball pitcher kicks up a clump of dirt, obliterates it in mid-air

Oregon catcher Emma Cox never saw it coming. Though, in fairness, the commentary crew during Friday night’s Women’s College World Series game between Oregon and Ole Miss didn’t even know what had happened until a super slow-motion angle revealed things more clearly. Following a 3-0 pitch in the top of the ninth, Cox immediately keeled over, rubbing her face. She walked toward the circle, took her helmet off, and continued to rub her eye. The pi…