Mizzou Outfielder Makes One of the Greatest Catches You’ll Ever See

Just how Cam Chick drew it up.
Mizzou Outfielder Makes One of the Greatest Catches You’ll Ever See
Mizzou Outfielder Makes One of the Greatest Catches You’ll Ever See /

Move over, Steven Kwan and Ian Happ.

MLB's Gold Glove winners in left field last year—talented though they may be—have nothing on their résumés quite like the catch Missouri left fielder Cam Chick made Friday evening.

With Florida leading the Tigers 6–0 in the bottom of the third, Gators third baseman Colby Halter flared a soft fly ball into left field. Chick dove through the ball and tried to trap it with his glove, but appeared to fail ... or it so it seemed.

The ball, defying gravity, struck Chick on the head, rolled down his back, and bounced off both his shoulders before nestling harmlessly in his glove.

The dazzling highlight went viral and provided a season highlight for Chick, formerly a four-year player at Nebraska.

Unfortunately for Missouri, it couldn't parlay its web gem into team success. The Tigers lost the game 11–1 in seven innings.


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Patrick Andres
PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .