{"id":117991,"date":"2024-10-24T23:22:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T16:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117991"},"modified":"2024-10-24T23:22:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T16:22:53","slug":"video-dust-devil-doesnt-faze-softball-player-in-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117991","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Dust devil doesn&#8217;t faze softball player in Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A high school senior from Delaware playing second base for for the Virginia Glory Mertz softball team makes a critical play even while trapped in a dust devil.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>RICHMOND, Va. \u2013<\/strong> A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/video-dust-devil-tosses-tents-california-youth-football-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dust devil<\/a> didn&#8217;t distract a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/delaware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delaware<\/a> teen with her eye on the ball during a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">softball<\/a> game in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A video showed high school senior Sophie Scurci on second base, not missing a beat when the ball headed her way. At the same time, a dust devil spins up on the field. Unfazed by the swirling dirt around her, Scurci dove and made the catch, throwing the ball to her teammate just in time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The ol\u2019 dirt tornado rolled through Richmond, but Sophie Scurci was not affected!&#8221; wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GloryGuy99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coach Mike Mertz on X<\/a>. &#8220;Amazing clip, and some amazing hitting also, putting up a 1.431 OPS for the weekend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/video-umpire-catcher-dust-devil-youth-baseball-florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WATCH: FLORIDA DUST DEVIL SWALLOWS 7-YEAR-OLD CATCHER UNTIL CHILD SAVED BY UMPIRE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The U18 National Virginia Glory Mertz softball team played in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/virginia\/richmond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richmond<\/a> on Monday when the incredible sports moment was caught on camera.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/screenshot-2024-10-24-at-10.07.24-am.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/screenshot-2024-10-24-at-10.07.24-am.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/screenshot-2024-10-24-at-10.07.24-am.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2024-10-24-at-10.07.24-am.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-10-24-at-10.07.24-am.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2024-10-24-at-10.07.24-am.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/screenshot-2024-10-24-at-10.07.24-am.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A screenshot shows the dust devil around Sophie Scurci on second base for the U18 National Virginia Glory Mertz softball team.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">A screenshot shows the dust devil around Sophie Scurci on second base for the U18 National Virginia Glory Mertz softball team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Virginia Glory Mertz softball team \/TMX \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The vortex in the video is a dust devil, but the weather phenomenon can sometimes be confused with a tornado. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/tornadoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Tornadoes<\/u><\/a> form in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/severe-weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>severe weather<\/u><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/thunderstorms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>thunderstorm<\/u><\/a> conditions, unlike dust devils, which can pop up on a sunny day, as seen in the video above.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/watch-massive-dust-devil-spins-through-florida-work-site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Dust devils<\/u><\/a> are created by strong surface heating and typically last only a few minutes. The vortices are usually smaller and less intense than a tornado but, on average, reach between 500 and 1,000 feet tall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/watch-softball-player-wrapped-dust-devil-still-make-catch\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A high school senior from Delaware playing second base for for the Virginia Glory Mertz softball team makes a critical play even while trapped in a dust devil.\u00a0 RICHMOND, Va. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117991\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=117991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117991\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=117991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=117991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=117991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}