For those of you who may be unaware,college baseball season is in full swing.
It may not be my favorite sport, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the ping of a metal bat ringing through my television speakers in the late spring months.
It's all just a distraction, a pit stop, if you will, on the road back to college football, but it's entertaining nonetheless.
On Friday afternoon, the 19th-ranked Oregon Ducks baseball team traveled to Champaign to take on the Fighting Illini, and a certain highlight from a rather innocuous conference series is making the rounds on social media.
A true freshman (who looks like he's about 35 years old, but I digress) hit an absolute nuke that is probably still flying through restricted airspace as we speak.
But, of course, with anything in life, there are people who will question the validity and awesomeness of something like this.
Let's start with the positives.
Hitting a ball 496 feet is impressive no matter who does it or where it's done.
This kid is also (allegedly) a freshman, and the only other time I remember hearing about a youngin hitting a ball this far was whenBryce Harperwas launching Paul Bunyon-esque tank jobs in high school home run contests.
Also, why is this kid not playing football?
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