College baseball game delayed after umpire takes a scary foul ball straight to the mask

There was a scary moment in the college baseball game between Vanderbilt and Alabama on Friday when the referee received a hard foul warning directly to the head.

This was the second game of the series played by two SEC teams at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, with Alabama already leading 3-0 at the end of the second inning.

Alabama’s Brennan Holt countered the 1-0 bid and made the cut, but it hit referee Scott Kennedy in the face and he suffered a tough defeat.

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Accordingly from tennesseeCoaches from both teams rushed to help Kennedy, causing a 15-minute delay in the game.

Fortunately, he was eventually able to walk off the field under his own power and was replaced by one of the other umpires behind the plate.

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After the game, which the Crimson Tide easily won 5-0, Alabama head coach Rob Vaughn sent Kennedy his best wishes and said he had heard from his team’s coaches that he would be fine.

Man, this is just another reminder that being a home plate umpire is no joke.

Believe me, I love making fun of them when they mess up as much as the next guy, especially in the ABS era of MLB, but it takes some serious rocks to get behind the plate.

Most of us have no problem showing up to a Little League game, but once you reach the high school, college and professional levels the number of volunteers will likely start to dwindle.

Friday’s Alabama-Vanderbilt baseball game was postponed fifteen minutes after umpire Scott Kennedy was fouled in the face. (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire)

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Considering how hard pitchers can throw and how hard batters can swing, I don’t think I want to stop there.

I hope things work out for Scott Kennedy because this was scary.