Berwick softball player’s perfectly filmed highlight-catch makes SportsCenter
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019 | 3:31 PM
There was quite a catch made — for a softball player and a heads-up cameraman — across the state on Tuesday.
Berwick sophomore center fielder Katie Starr made an incredible home run-robbing catch, crashing into the fence, just in front of Atlantic Broadband Channel 10 cameraman Doug Farley.
An on-it Farley caught the must-see play perfectly, from the bat of Crestwood senior Haley Naperkowski, to Starr’s glove.
The highlight made ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays.
Starr hit a solo home run in Berwick’s 5-3 victory.
Catch of the year in high school softball??
(Via @Dad_Farley )
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— MaxPreps (@MaxPreps) April 23, 2019
@SportsCenter #SCtop10 Berwick, PA sophomore Katie Starr hits the fence at full throttle and still makes the catch. Solid shot by Crestwood senior Haley Naperkowski. Starr recuperated quickly and later hit a solo home run to help Berwick win the game 5-3. pic.twitter.com/tJZZqebZqg
— Dad Farley (@Dad_Farley) April 23, 2019
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
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