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Braden Holcomb on Controversial Hit in Now-Suspended Missouri Game: “That ball went over the fence.”
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Braden Holcomb on Controversial Hit in Now-Suspended Missouri Game: “That ball went over the fence.”

Vanderbilt Commodores·Joey Dwyer·24 days ago
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With two outs in the ninth and two runners on base, Braden Holcomb walked up to the plate with a chance to keep Vanderbilt’s hopes of a Friday-night win over Missouri alive–and he came through.  Only, there’s a dispute in regard to what extent Holcomb came through.  "The ball just dissappeared," the ESPN announcer said on the broadcast. The ball that Holcomb drove the other way went straight into the fog that completely overtook the outfield at Taylor Stadium and–per the announcers–dissappeared completely from sight. The only decipherable facts supported by the video and eyewitnesses were that the ball left the stadium, the center fielder didn’t move and the right fielder moved towards center field–indicating that the ball was hit to right-center field. Either way, Holcomb ran the bases and crossed home plate in the midst of the initial call being made.…

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