Sitting at third with a tied ball game in the eighth, Daniel Harris inched closer and closer to the plate as TCU’s reliever hurled a 3-2 pitch towards Alonzo Rubalcaba. The catcher barely survived, dribbling a grounder to the first basemen. Usually disastrous in this scenario, Harris knew he was running no matter what.
The Kentucky second basemen barely slipped past the tag as he scored the eventual game-winning run in a 13-11 battle over TCU.
“I was really proud of Danny Harris. To lead off, he was attacking. Slams on the breaks, rolls his ankle and ends up scoring the game-winning run,” UK head coach Nick Mingione said after the game.