Indiana State outfielder Adam Pottinger nearly had a standout home run steal during Terre Haute’s regional game against the Iowa Hawkeyes this past weekend.
But everyone watching the center fielder had no idea that he didn’t catch the ball when he scaled the fence because he played perfectly.
Brayden Frazier hit a ball to left field, and Pottinger immediately hopped on his horse to track it toward the wall. He went up to grab it, and in real time, it looked like he had caught the ball.
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A general view of Iowa Hawkeyes fans as they look on during an NCAA Big Ten Conference baseball game against Indiana as the sun sets, Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa. (USA Sports TODAY)
Frazier looked beaten on the base paths as he made his way back to the dugout, and what happened Saturday in his drive was likely a factor in that.
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Pottinger fantastically caught what would have been a home run for Frazier in their previous regional matchup.
It seemed Frazier couldn’t get enough juice out of the ball to get it back out of Pottinger’s reach … until he showed no ball in his glove.
A general view of NCAA baseballs prior to Game 2 of the College World Series Championship Series between the Arizona Wildcats and the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on June 28, 2016 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
Pottinger began to jog back into position as if he had the ball in his glove, but eventually revealed that he didn’t with a smile.
Frazier came rounding the bases, and made it an 11-8 game with the Indiana State Sycamores leading.
That would eventually become the game’s final score, as the Sycamores moved on to the super regional. Pottinger went 1-for-3 with three runs scored in the game.
A general view from center field as the Iowa Hawkeyes host Purdue during an NCAA Big Ten Conference baseball game, Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa. (USA Sports TODAY)
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Now Indiana State will head to TCU to face the Horned Frogs in the super regional with the winner heading to the College World Series in Omaha.