"The Natural" - Lightning Strike at a Softball Game

In a video clip reminiscent of a scene from "The Natural", a close range lightning/thunder strike occurs at a softball field just as a runner touches home plate following a long drive off the left field fence.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• softball
• lightning
• thunder
• baseball
• Natural
• Drifton
• Travelers

[Omega7adam]

Only a nut would hold up a bat in a thunder storm.

[journeystarr]

Surprised it didn't strike the metal bat..

[silverbeast75]

you would figure with the thunder in the back round that would be clue enough to play another day

[NiteOwl1224]

If you can hear lightning, even in the distance, u can still get struck by lightning~!

[AFlyingNunofOz]

@joshyk728

Durp

[growingup15]

HAHAHA Funny. yaya whoooo hooo FLASH Crack RAIN DELAY! Hahaha funny

[mrking554]

mother nature didn't want that team to score lol

[blinkingblythe]

If lightning hits the ground near by, it can induce a lethal current in the ground that can travel up one leg through the heart, and down the other. This is why the current(heh) advice is to squat down, feet together, with hands behind the back of your head if you get caught out in the open with no appropriate nearby shelter

[plateshutoverlock]

they were supposed to call the game at first sign of lightning/thunder. Thankfully nobody died that evening.

[Nnovata]

this is shit, i couldn't see the lightning

[cdog570]

yea i've seen lightning strike twice just look around youtube and you'll see