NCAA Outfielders Combine For One Of The Craziest Home Run Robberies You'll Ever See

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One of the most exciting plays in baseball is the home run. But perhaps more exciting is seeing one player rob another player of a home run. So, how exciting is it when two players combine to rob a player of a home run??? 

We'll let you be the judge when you see one of the craziest home run robberies of all-time. But first, let's set the scene. 

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies welcomed the Northern Kentucky Norse to town for a three-game Horizon League series over the weekend. 

The Norse POUNDED the Grizzlies on Friday afternoon, winning 24-3 in a game that went just seven innings thanks to the mercy rule. Second baseman John Odom hit as many home runs in the game (3) as Oakland scored total runs. 

John Odom (left) hit three home runs for the Northern Kentucky Norse in Friday's win over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.

John Odom (left) hit three home runs for the Northern Kentucky Norse in Friday's win over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. 

(Northern Kentucky Athletics)

But the beauty of sports, particularly baseball, is that there's usually another game the next day. Despite the blowout loss Friday, Oakland came out swinging Saturday. 

The Grizzlies scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning to jump to a 6-0 lead over the Norse. Northern Kentucky didn't score in th first three innings, but it did get a couple back in the top of the fourth. However, it could have been even more. 

Left fielder Colton Kucer, who went 2 for 5 with three RBI in Friday's drubbing, strode to the plate to lead off the inning. He hit a high drive to left-center field, which looked like it would get the Norse on the board. 

That's when the unthinkable happened. Oakland left fielder John Lauinger went back on the ball, leaped into the air and tried to rob Kucer of a home run. Lauinger wasn't able to catch the ball, but it deflected off his glove and back into the field of play. 

Then, center fielder Reggie Bussey made an incredible heads-up play, diving to catch the ball before it hit the ground. Lauinger and Bussey combined for one of the most ridiculous home run robberies you'll ever see. The two players erupted in celebration after the circus grab. 

Seriously, I've never seen anything like that in my life. What an insane tag-team catch. 

Oakland held on to win, 7-3, to even the weekend series at one game apiece thanks in part to an insane effort by two of their outfielders. 

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