What's the best catch you've ever made in a game of baseball, football, or any other game?

Mine was a sliding catch on pavement. I caught the ball on the run before I slid. My left shoe skidded, and for some reason I went into a slide. As I was sliding, my momentum carried me right into someone else and his elbow hit me in the face. Then, I fell down on my sweatshirt and pulled the ball into my body so I wouldn't drop it. It took me a while to get up because sliding on that surface hurt. Still, that was so much fun.





Has anyone ever made a great or favorite catch that they remember?





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What's the best catch you've ever made in a game of baseball, football, or any other game?
High school baseball playoff game. Bottom of 7th and we were up by 2 runs. Opponent had two on and two out and I was playing left field. The batter hit a rocket towards the fence which was only a bit over waist hight. On a dead run I jumped and was able to in one motion get my left foot on the top of the fence and jump again off from it. I caught the ball while I was flying over and about 8 feet past the fence. Before I hit the ground I was able to throw the ball back towards my center fielder who was closing in on the play. He was just barely able to dive and get his glove under it. Technically he made the catch but it is something we still talk about today. It was a good thing we were fundamentally sound and he was moving towards me on the play or he never would have been close enough to get to the ball I was able to throw back into play. The umpires met for about ten minutes discussing the play as they were not sure it was and out or a home run. By rule however. . .since I did not make contact with the ground or anything else before I threw the ball back into play it was an out. I wish to God we had it on video tape but the kid running the camera only caught my center fielder diving for the ball I threw back into play. It was just like you see on TV these days when the umpires go to instant replay. We made the play and everybody was just going crazy. Then the oposing coach started meeting with the umpires and we were all like "Crap. . maybe we lost the game. . what's going on?". Then after a few minutes the umpire signaled OUT and our whole crowd flooded the field. . . IT WAS AWESOME!!! That win qualified us for the state tournament!!! Sadly we got killed in our first game at state 20-7 but it sure was fun getting there!
Reply:Like you said man. . . it's all about having good memories. .. life goes on and we all need to move on and not live in the past like Bruce Springsteen says in his song "GLORY DAY". . . but good memories are sure nice, fun, and comforting to relieve sometimes. Good day all!!! Report It

Reply:robbed a kid of a hr in bottom 9th inning to tie it
Reply:We have a retention pond in our neighborhood. Well, there is a hill that goes up 15 feet or so. I was in left field and someone cranked one to the left field hill. The person playing center just let it go but I actually said "I got it" and ran towards it. When I got to the hill, it was almost down but at the last second (I was halfway up the hill) I reached back and caught it. I am a diabetic and I guess my insulin pump ripped out too! It was awesome! When I got back to the main place (it was the 2nd out, that's how we play) the center fielder told me that when I said "I got it" he just thought "NO WAY"!








This was a neighborhood baseball game. We usually play 2 on 2 slowpitch with a pitcher and outfielder and we love it! We played every night almost in the summer even in the dark! In this game, I think we got 3 on 3 b/c of a center fielder. I just like playing baseball with friends and no coaches or uniforms!
Reply:I don't know if it was the best but it was certainly the most interesting catch It happened in an east coast B league softball game. On the East Coast Canadian Geese have gotten into the habit of hanging out on ball-fields .One really damp night ,I'm playing in right and a sinking line drive is hit to my right .I take off after it , go horizontal on it ,actually do a backhand catch on it when it's about 18 " off the ground and then proceed to slide in the combination of wet grass and bird turd for about 20 '


I'm wearing shorts and from my shoulders to my cleats the entire right side of my body is cover in mud and bird crud. YUCK !!!
Reply:I actually have 2 and both happened last season in baseball. The first one-I was the catcher. It was the beginning of the season and I had just started catching seriously this season. I had taken a few clinics and stuff but still. The batter hit a foul ball and it was a pop-up down third base line in foul territory. I ran to it, threw of my mask (across the field) and did a nice catch in my new catchers mitt which I was using for my first time. That is the hardest ball to catch for a catcher is a pop up in foul because the wind usually carries it one of the ways.





the second one- I was called up to the age group older and it was during the playoffs. I was playing third this time and there were 2 outs and we were winning. It wasn't the last inning but the game was almost done. The batter hit a line drive to my right and all I had to do was move one step and I caught it. Although it was nothing for me, the fans all were in awe. It was a speeding bullet but it was right at me so it wasn't hard. I guess it was a beautiful catch to watch and not hard at all to play.





Your catch seems like a nice one. Sonds like it hurt too. But it's really nice but ouch!
Reply:Semifinals of 1982 softball playoffs. Ahead by one run, men on 1st and 3rd, two outs. I was playing centerfield and a guy hit a gapper that i came in and stretched out and caught while fully extended. It was a lousy field and i got sand in my mouth but I made the catch and was mobbed by my team.
Reply:Little league, 9 years old. Runners at first and second, 0 outs, we're up 1 in the second to last inning in the first round of a playoff game. We're the last seed against the top seed. I'm at third base and coach had me playing on the infield grass to try to prevent a bunt. The runners break and I start stepping back to cover the bag. The ball is smashed down the third base line, only about a foot off the ground. I dive back and to my right, catching the ball at full extension. I tag the runner trying to steal third. 2nd out. Now, every player in little league isn't the brightest in the bunch. The kid trying to steal second probably had ADD or something. He didn't go back to first after I caught the ball. I jogged half way to first. After I got to about the pitcher's mound, I casually toss the ball to our first baseman. Triple play.





I come up in the next inning and get a bases loaded triple. We go on to score 8 more and get the upset. Unfortunately we lost the next round, but it is still a cool memory. Who knew my greatest sports play would come way back in little league?





Good question. Thanks for helping me relive my glory days.
Reply:This wasn't a spectacular catch, but it had a unique reaction that made me smile.


Last year, my work organized a baseball game and I was playing 3rd Base. There was a runner on 2nd.


I got a hard grounder that I had to move a bit to my left side for. I looked at the runner at 2nd and he retreated, then I threw the ball over to first.





The shortstop, a monsterous guy that plays in two leagues came over to me and asked if I had 'looked' the runner back to 2nd. I said 'of course, had to let him know taking 3rd was going to be futile' and he was so impressed that in a pick up game, I had the presence of mind to 'freeze a runner' at 2nd base.





I didn't think much of the play itself, but the comment from this guy was more than enough to make it memorable.





All my great moments as a kid were hits and the only memorable fielding play was a very high pop-up to the infield. I lost it in the sun, it hit me on the forehead and I was out cold for a few minutes. When I got home, there was a bit of a bruise, but I noticed that the impact got rid of a number of zits (I know, gross, sorry) and that's why it was memorable.
Reply:i will never forget my favorite. it was little league when they use pitching machines instead of pitchers. one of the coaches placed the ball into the machine and the kid hit it right at it, it bounced very quickly and went into my glove without me moving. the coach looked at me and said "did you really catch that?" i'll never forget it, i laugh about it when i do. i think i was 7. so theres mine, short and simple.
Reply:I was a smaller guy back in high school, i mainly wrestled, but i loved football more than anything. I played but never started, defensive back. One game the starting corner went down with an injury, and the coach put me in there, I was so pumped, I almost forgot my coverage. Third play I was in, they threw a short slant across the middle and I got the interception. That was really my only highlight, might not have been monumental to the season, but in my world, it was everything.
Reply:This question hit me as funny,why you ask,well I'll tell you .Being a Baseball player all my life (biggest part of it anyway)I've made many,many good and a few great catches,but the greatest catch I ever made was in a co-ed soft-ball game.I was playing centerfield this ball was crushed over my head so I just turned and sprinted in the direction I thought the ball was going,as I looked over my shoulder here comes the ball,thinking I had no chance of catching it I just leaped,now my back is to home-plate when I do this,lo and behold the ball ends up in my glove sno-cone catch ,saving the game and being the Hero for a day.Now every game everyone has a chance of making a great catch or great play and that day it was me.I'll never forget it as long as I live .Thanks for bringing back a great memory for me.
Reply:Playing center field. No outs and runners on 1st %26amp; 2nd. Batter hit a blooper to shallow centerfield. I made a diving catch. The runners thought it was going to drop and took off running. I threw the ball to 2nd for out #2 and the shortstop threw the ball to 1st for a triple play.
Reply:I was playing 2nd base during a game. The team we were playing wasn't very good, but that doesn't matter.There was a low pop- fly to first base. At first our player caught it, but she squeezed the glove so hard that the ball popped up into the air . I dived for it, caught it, and was just the right distance to slam my glove down on first.
Reply:i play centerfield so i get alot of chances to make good catches. My best catch was a full lout dive into the side of my house playing with my dad. That wasnt in a league or anything though of course. I have 2 favorite catches in a league. 1 i was 9 years old playing on my 12 year old brothers 11 12 year old team. I didnt play much but we had a game where 3 startes didnt show up. i was playing center when a kid jacked one over my head. i ran back, and leaped into the 4 foottall net fence. I made a jumping circus catch that robbed a guy of a homer. The nest was during middle school. Our teams shortstop ran back to make the catch, and i ran up. He called me off becuase i has playing deep, but it didnt look like he could make it either. i ran up and headfirt dove and caught it. he was right in front of me and i ended up between his legs after i caught it, it was pretty cool.
Reply:I was playing shortstop and dude hit a line drive to my right. It wasn't one of those laser line drives but one of those off the end of the bat that have a little arch. I jumped up off my left foot and stuck my throwing hand up as a reaction. The ball hit off my throwing hand and went behind my neck right over my left shoulder and into my glove. I then doubled the runner off at second who was just looking at me like what the f%26amp;*k.
Reply:Co-ed practice softball game about, oh, 10-12 years ago. I was playing short CF (remember, practice, so there's plenty of fielders scattered about). Two outs. Batter hits a rather hot liner over the second base position, heading for short RF. I was moving at the swing, saw that it was coming farther than I first estimated, and realized I had a chance at it! I sped up (and I don't have a lot of extra speed, then or now), and with my left arm fully extended, I nailed it, right in the pocket, on the run. Since it was the third out and I was heading toward our bench (first base side) anyway, I never broke stride, just loped over, rolling the ball toward the mound.





Actually got a few cheers for that one. It was, without question, the coolest moment I will ever have on a diamond.
Reply:In baseball one time I made a full extension diving catch. It was totally amazing. It was on my travel baseball team. I am positive I took away at least a double. And there was a man on base so I probaly saved a run. It was so cool. I got the game ball for that catch. I was playing centerfield when it happened. The ball was hit to the left of me and I hust put my head down and somehow came up with it. It was great. Hands down best catch I have ever made!



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