Watch: College Baseball Star Crashes Into Barricade in Stunning Effort to Make a Catch in Game

The ongoing lockout has put a pause on all baseball activities in MLB. And it is still uncertain when the work stoppage will be over and baseball fans will get to see some games in the ballparks.

However, the lockout is only applicable in MLB, and it seems like fans have finally found a temporary substitute for their favorite. Earlier on Friday, during a college-level baseball game, one of the on-field players surprised everyone in the ballpark with his heroics.

Fordham catcher’s stunning effort goes in vain

With MLB still going through an owners’ imposed lockout, baseball fans have finally shifted their interest towards college-level games. On Friday, in a match between Fordham Rams Baseball and Virginia Tech, they witnessed something extraordinary that stunned all.

During the game at Blacksburg against Virginia Tech, Fordham catcher, Andy Semo, made a stunning effort at the boundary to deny the home run to the opposition team. However, Semo couldn’t catch the ball. And while trying to do so, he crashed himself into the barricade and his effort went in vain.

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Acknowledging and appreciating his effort, popular MLB analyst, Ben Verlander, shared the video on Twitter and termed it as the greatest effort of all time. He tweeted, “THE GREATEST EFFORT FROM A CATCHER OF ALL TIME! What an INCREDIBLE attempt by the Fordham Baseball catcher.”

Although the Virginia Tech team won the match, the Fordham catcher grabbed all the attention with his stunning display on the ballpark. Later, taking to their Twitter handle, the Fordham Rams Baseball team confirmed the well-being of Andy Semo. And said he is pretty tough and is still catching.

Lockout in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball will complete its three-month anniversary on March 2nd. And yet, the owners and the players’ union have not agreed to the new collective bargaining agreement. Because of the lockout, MLB has already postponed spring training for the next season. And if the two parties do not agree to the CBA at the earliest, then MLB will lose a number of league games as well.

However, the loss of league games will bring greater financial losses to both the players and the owners. Do you think that is reason enough for the two parties to agree upon a deal and resume business as usual? Or will they stay put on their demands, come what may?

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