Feel-good story from Bedlam series
It was hard not to feel good for Kevin David on Sunday afternoon.
You’ve likely never heard of David, but you likely heard about what happened to him Saturday. He was playing behind the plate for Oklahoma State in the second game of the Bedlam series, and everything was going well until the ninth inning.
That’s when Cowboy pitcher Randy McCurry went all Wild Thing on David. McCurry throws some nasty stuff, and with the Bedlam juices flowing, he was particularly ramped up. That combination left David scrambling to catch up with McCurry’s pitches.
A couple times, he didn’t get the job done.
Four times to be exact.
David was charged with four passed balls in the ninth inning, allowing the Sooners to score not only game-tying run but also the game-winning and series-clinching runs.
It was a bad night at the ball yard for David.
But then came Sunday, a day that brought redemption for the Cowboy sophomore. He blasted a solo home run deep to left field in the fourth. It was a towering shot, a blast that was never in doubt. It put the Cowboys ahead 2-1 and ended up being the game-winning run in a 5-1 Cowboy victory.
Then, in the eighth inning with the Sooners threatening, David made a diving catch of a line-drive at first base. He played first instead of catcher, and even though he had an error on a routine throw-over earlier in the game, his diving catch was as nifty as they come. The ball came screaming toward him and would’ve ended up in the left-field corner if not for his handy glove work.
After the game Sunday, David didn’t flinch when asked about his troubles Saturday. He was even a little self-deprecating when asked about his linedrive snag. He joked that he made the play after booting a play earlier in the inning, then called his run-saving and maybe game-saving catch “lucky.”
Well, maybe David deserved a little good luck, a little positive karma. Saturday was a day that he’d just as soon forget, but Sunday was one that he’ll want to remember forever.
It was hard not to feel good about that.
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