Weatherford College Sophomore Owen Woodward tackled North Central College’s Josh Phillips after hitting a home run off him.
Owen Woodward And Josh Phillips are college students.
Owen is a Weatherford College Sophomore, while Josh Philip is an NTCT’s first baseman.
A Texas junior college pitcher recently tackled a hitter who had just hit a home run during a game between host Weatherford College and North Central Texas College on Wednesday. Learn more about the incident below!
What Happened Between Owen Woodward And Josh Phillips From Weatherford?
News reported that NCTC’s first baseman Josh Phillips hit a go-ahead homer off Owen Woodward.
An angry pitcher quickly turned a college baseball game ugly after giving up a go-ahead home run. North Central Texas College’s Josh Phillips connected on a two-run homer of Weatherford’s Owen Woodward in the sixth inning of Game 1 between the Lone Star State schools on Wednesday. Something didn’t sit well with Woodward and chaos ensued. As Phillips was rounding the bases, Woodward throws his glove to the ground and charges Phillips as he reaches third base. The pitcher then delivers a full spear, like something out of WWE, driving Philips hard to the ground and his helmet flying from his head in a incident captured in a viral Twitter video.
The US junior college pitcher is under investigation after tackling an opposing player. Owen had just hit a home run off of him as he rounded the bases.
On Thursday, Woodward allowed Phillips to hit a two-run, go-ahead home run in the sixth inning of their game. As the NTCTs first baseman gave his third-base coach a high-five and headed towards home plate, he got tackled by Woodward. His helmet flew into the air upon impact.
However, it is not clear what caused Woodward’s reaction. Initially, the school could not be reached for comment, but later Weatherford stated on Wednesday afternoon.
It reads, “We are shocked and disappointed at what happened in our game today,” Jeff Lightfoot, Weatherford’s baseball coach, said.
Further, the school and the University police department are investigating the incident, which could discipline Woodward. Following the tackle, the game was suspended. It is known that the game was the first in the scheduled four-game series.
Viral Unwanted Tackle Video Explained
Recently, a video of the unwanted tackle has gone viral on social media.
The college baseball game went ugly after giving up a go-ahead home run. The video exhibited that Woodward threw his glove to the ground and charged Phillips as he reached third base while he was rounding.
The pitcher then delivers an entire spear, like something out of WWE, driving Philips hard to the ground and his helmet flying from his head in an incident captured in a viral Twitter video.
The video and the tackle incident are currently all over the headlines. Fans have taken this to Twitter. People are presently sharing the videos.
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