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

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

Updated 19 hours ago
Fox News
New York Post
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Summary

A scary moment in college baseball as umpire Scott Kennedy took a blistering foul tip to the face during Friday's Alabama vs. Vanderbilt SEC game. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include Fox News, New York Post.

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College baseball game delayed after umpire takes a scary foul ball straight to the mask
Fox News5/2/2026

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

Caitlin Clark's 3rd season has started off with yet another injury, after slamming her knee on the court yesterday. There was a scary moment during Friday's college baseball game between Vanderbilt and Alabama when the umpire took a blistering foul tip straight to the head. This was the second game of the two SEC.

An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows A baseball player in a red jersey swinging a bat, with a catcher and umpire behind him, Image 2 shows A baseball umpire lies face down on the ground behind home plate, with a catcher standing nearby and other players in the dugout
New York Post
New York Post
Lean Right
5/2/2026

College baseball umpire knocked out of game by foul ball in terrifying scene

Friday’s college baseball game between Alabama and Vanderbilt had a scary moment. During the second inning of the SEC matchup, Alabama graduate student Brennan Holt fouled a pitch off from Commodores starting pitcher Brennan Seiber straight into the face of home plate umpire Scott Kennedy. Kennedy immediately.