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High School Baseball

WATCH: High school center fielder sprints home to tag out runner in one of craziest baseball plays you'll see

Mark this down as the ol' '3B, 8U' on your scorecard​

Normally when a center fielder makes a play at the plate, it involves nailing someone with a rocket of a throw. Well one Ohio high school center fielder used his legs, not his arm, to make a highlight-reel play on Friday.

In a varsity baseball game between Ft. Recovery and Marion Local, Mason Local center fielder Griffin Burns showed previously unseen levels of hustle on a baseball diamond. It all began when Ft. Recovery batter Caden Grisez hit a blooper into the outfield. The ball dropped between three Marion players, and Burns eventually scooped it up.

Normally, this would be a single. But, with the shortstop and second baseman both in shallow center field after unsuccessfully trying to catch the ball, nobody was covering second base, so Grisez kept running.

The bizarre play set off a chain reaction of uncovered bases (the third baseman went to cover second, leaving third base open; the catcher went to cover third base, leaving home plate open) and an eventual play at the plate that most baseball fans have almost certainly never seen before.

Burns kept the ball in his glove during the whole play, eventually sprinting home, laying out and tagging out Grisez at the plate. Take a look at the madness:

S Keenan Nelson Jr.

FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA DEFENSIVE BACK KEENAN NELSON JR. COMMITS TO OHIO STATE​

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Ohio State has added much-needed depth to its safety room.

On Friday, former South Carolina defensive back Keenan Nelson Jr. committed to Ohio State, bolstering a safety room that will feature Lathan Ransom, Caleb Downs, Malik Hartford, Jayden Bonsu, Jaylen McClain and Leroy Roker in 2024. Nelson will have three years of eligibility to use with the Buckeyes.

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A four-star recruit in the 2022 class, Nelson hails from Philadelphia and St. Joseph's Prep — the alma mater of former Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and quarterback Kyle McCord. According to the 247Sports composite, Nelson was the No. 17 safety and No. 221 overall prospect in his class. He received offers from 21 schools and committed to South Carolina over Penn State, Georgia, Ole Miss and Oregon.

THE NELSON FILE​

  • CLASS: 2022
  • SIZE: 6-1/195
  • POS: Safety
  • COLLEGE: South Carolina
  • STATS: `15 games, 13 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 PBU, 1 BLK, 1 TD
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B1G Championship Game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 @ 8 PM EST, CBS

CBS to air 2024 Big Ten football championship game, ending title game’s run on Fox​

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The 2024 season will be a new era for the entire college football world, including the Big Ten. With four new members joining the conference this year and the new media rights deal really beginning to take off, the buzz is already building for the upcoming football season in the expanded Big Ten. And CBS has locked in a few games it plans on airing this season.

In a press release shared by CBS, the first few games to be highlighted on the network’s full-dive into Big Ten football have been confirmed. No Penn State game has been grabbed by CBS just yet, although one will surely come at some point. But the big takeaway is that CBS will be the network to carry this year’s Big Ten championship game after years of appearing on FOX.

This will mark the first season the Big Ten championship game will not air on Fox. Fox has been the exclusive broadcast pattern for the Big Ten’s conference championship game since it was first introduced in 2011. This will be the first season with CBS airing the Big Ten’s game of the week, a spot the network previously reserved for the SEC before the SEC parted ways to team up with ESPN more this season.

The Big Ten championship is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN.

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