Tuesday’s college baseball game between the No. 16 ranked Oregon State Beavers and the No. 24 ranked Oral Roberts featured one of the best catches of the season on a hit that certainly should have been a home run.
The play occurred in the top of the eighth inning with Oklahoma State third baseman Tyler Wulfert at the plate.
Wulfert drove a ball deep to right field, but Oral Roberts right fielder Blaze Brothers came up with an amazing play to rob him of a home run.
BLAZE BROTHERS MAKES THE LEAPING CATCH AT THE WALL TO ROB THE HR!!#ORUBase x #D1Top10 x #SCTop10 x @ESPNAssignDesk pic.twitter.com/6NJo8GcKRE
— ORU Baseball (@ORUBaseball) May 3, 2023
Many around the college baseball world took notice of this unreal play and praised Brothers on social media.
https://twitter.com/nickhorsebrown/status/1653581169567342593
My lawdddd #SCTop10 https://t.co/a6Pb9bo3sI
— Landan Jones (@TheRealBigCat54) May 3, 2023
ORAL ROBERTS ‼️
BLAZE BROTHERS (yes that’s his real name) ROBS A HOMER pic.twitter.com/1ESJSGzf3f
— 11Point7 College Baseball (@11point7) May 3, 2023
INCREDIBLE @espn @SportsCenter @NCAABaseball
— Redwards (@ryanpedwards) May 3, 2023
Electric https://t.co/Pq1zMgAcoD
— Spencer Carlin (@_spencer_carlin) May 3, 2023
This ridiculous play ended the inning and certainly gave a boost to his team for the rest of the game. Oral Roberts would score two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning.
.@godman_jacob provides some insurance with a two-run double!#ORUBase pic.twitter.com/HK7j8J7SIZ
— ORU Baseball (@ORUBaseball) May 3, 2023
They would allow two runs in the ninth inning, but come away with a 9-7 victory for the upset victory.
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞
Season series against the Pokes ✅#ORUBase pic.twitter.com/7THZqCTjWh
— ORU Baseball (@ORUBaseball) May 3, 2023
This game likely meant a lot to Oral Roberts head coach Ryan Folmar, who is an alumnus of Oklahoma State. Folmar also took notice of the impressive home-run robbery from Brothers, praising him in a message to his team after the game.
“A lot of things happened in that game. We had some defensive plays. Where is Blaze?” said Folmar as his teammates erupted in celebration of the play.
“Everything counts…but, know this, it’s not the end.” #ORUBase pic.twitter.com/R81AiSJwdJ
— ORU Baseball (@ORUBaseball) May 3, 2023
It’s a big win for Oral Roberts as we inch closer to the postseason in college baseball. This victory puts the Golden Eagles win streak to five games and makes their overall record an impressive 33-11 on the year.
[Oral Roberts Baseball on Twitter] Photo Credit: Oral Roberts on Twitter
