Florida State softball picked up a huge win over 3rd-ranked Oklahoma State on Friday night, but that wasn’t the biggest story of the night.
Sophomore catcher Michaela Edenfield brought the house down with an absolutely monstrous home run. The tape-measure three-run blast from Edenfield propped the ‘Noles up 4-0 at the time of the dinger.
OMG AREA 51
A THREE-RUN SHOT
ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/nayYdkPFgU — Florida State Softball
(@FSU_Softball) March 11, 2023
“OMG AREA 51!!!!!! A THREE-RUN SHOT,” the FSU Softball Twitter account exclaimed.
FSU would go on to post a huge -5 victory to earn a win over the third-ranked Cowgirls. This is a huge nonconference series in the month of March and while conference play has begun for some, this matchup has a lot of attraction to it. And for plenty of good reason, as we saw with this incredible home run.
Video of the homer went around Twitter and drew awe from fans and otherwise in the softball world.
The Seminoles’ official athletic account jumped on to celebrate the blast.
Area 51
https://t.co/ZCMn4jHUhw — FSU Seminoles (@Seminoles) March 11, 2023
One fan joked that the announcers “made it sound like a can of corn.”
They made it sound like a can of corn lol
https://t.co/5BzQ8NflKw — Do Bee (@dubee24) March 11, 2023
Alison Posey, ABC 27 sports director in Tallahassee, claimed the ball hadn’t landed yet. It still might not have!
Word is it hasn't landed yet
https://t.co/aMoVivHq4K — Alison Posey (@AlisonPosey14) March 11, 2023
Curt Weiler called the home run “an absolute moon shot.” Hard to argue!
That’s an absolute moon shot to Area 51 by Michaela Edenfield. #FSU softball off to a great start to its road trip, up 4-0 at No. 3 Oklahoma State. https://t.co/zqCLQki4Tr
— Curt Weiler (@CurtMWeiler) March 11, 2023
And one Seminole fan joked about how the Oklahoma State pitcher was caught cussing in her glove.
pitcher cussing in her glove
https://t.co/RqrOqOwSkf — Jeremiah Zanders (@JustCallMeNOLE) March 11, 2023
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