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See Video Of The Fordham Baseball Player: What A Viral Leap!
The video of Fordham baseball player Brian Kownacki leaping to avoid the Iona catcher’s tag has gone viral, and it’s really no surprise. The most exciting part of baseball is when there is a close play at home, and this moment came at a very important time in the Fordham-Iona game. Kownacki’s teammate Chris Walker had just rapped the go-ahead hit in the bottom of the eighth inning, easily scoring one man. Kownacki was able to score a run right behind, thanks to a mid air somersault that has to be seen to believed. He literally vaulted the Iona catcher and caught the plate with his hand. He ended up being completely upside down! This amazing play highlighted a nine-run rally that was instant money for the Fordham Rams. They won with a 12-9 over the Iona College Gaels.
Is every day this exciting with this Fordham baseball player?
Brian Kownacki is a key part of the Fordham defense. When they were freshmen in 2009, The shortstop teamed with second baseman Nick Martinez to turn the double play like nobody’s business. The dynamic keystone duo’s defense helped lead Fordham into the Atlantic 10 Tournament that season. Brian’s play at the plate is made that much more exciting by the fact that the teach hasn’t been quite as successful in 2010. It stands out when the Fordham pitching staff has been rocked for a collective 5.83 earned run average (versus a 4.29 ERA for opposing pitchers). Kownacki’s offensive stats – .265 batting average, 10 doubles, three triples, eight walks, 37 strikeouts and 20 RBI in 132 at-bats (through April 21) – indicate that his primary contribution is on defense. To date in 2010 the Fordham Rams are 13-22.
Will Brian Kownacki go down in Fordham history?
Yes would be a reasonable answer considering just how extraordinary the vault and score was. He will have to pick up a lot if he wants to rank with the two greatest players in St. John’s College/Fordham University history. Both are in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
“Big Ed” Walsh pitched for St. John’s College (Fordham’s original name) around the turn of the 20th century. In major league history, Walsh became the greatest spitballer along with being one of the greatest pitchers overall. He ended with a 195-126 record and an all time low 1.82 ERA for the Chicago White Stockings and Boston Braves from 1904 until 1917.
After changing names from St. John’s College to Fordham University, the greatest player in their history was “The Fordham Flash,” Frankie Frisch. The amazing second baseman was one of the most aggressive players ever to take the field, and he used everything, his bat, his legs, his glove and his mind, to defeat opponents. Frisch hit .316 with 2,880 hits for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals from 1919 until 1937. If he’d been a payday loans spokesman, he would have been perhaps the most type-A, no guff spokesman the industry had ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2tUCExoiL8
Resources for the article
Greatest players in St. John’s College/Fordham University history
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/fordham_university_baseball_players.shtml
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