'Superman' baseball leap

A college baseball player has become an internet sensation after executing a Superman-style leap to help his team to victory. Football.

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Fordham's Brian Kownacki looked certain to be tagged out by Iona catcher James Beck as he attempted to score.
However, he produced an amazing somersault to clear a bemused Beck, and touched down on home plate to put his team ahead 12-9, which was the final score.
The clip has been viewed over five million times on Yahoo! video as baseball fans debate the validity of Kownacki's move, which was correctly ruled as legal.
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