During an elimination game between Iowa (Midwest Region) and Utah (Mountain Region) in the Little League World Series on Sunday, one player made a positively ridiculous play. It was also pretty clutch in what is shaping up to be a wild tournament thus far.
The bases were loaded for Utah in the second inning while trying to come back from an early 4-1 deficit. Utah’s Dash Avery got enough of a solid hit on what probably would’ve been a sac-fly that led to a few runs in almost any other circumstance. But not on the watch of Iowa’s Greyson Ballinger.
You see, the outfielder caught the ball on the run and, in one seamless motion, launched an absolute rocket right to the catcher’s glove at home plate. Yes, of course, the runner was thrown out!
Right in the bread basket 🥖 🗑 #LLWS pic.twitter.com/UVl3z0SYPS
— Little League (@LittleLeague) August 21, 2022
Goodness, gracious! You’ll never guess the end result of the inning for Utah, by the way: Just one run as Iowa went on to win the game 10-2.
Plays like Ballinger’s are the sorts of fantastic moments from amazing Little Leaguers that make the Little League World Series so much fun to watch.
— S.Bunting-Thompson (@buntingthompson) August 21, 2022
Oh… my… goodness😨 https://t.co/glFT1PThwG
— Trey Wilkinson (@Twilthebeast) August 21, 2022
Awesome throw and nice play by the catcher.
— markcohen (@signit) August 21, 2022
What a throw 😳
— Sam Yelts (@29_rm) August 21, 2022
damn what a throw
— Tonix (@Tonix6107) August 21, 2022
