Watch: You’ll Never Believe Where NiJaree Canady’s Home Run Ball Landed

Originally posted on Heartland College Sports
By Joe Tillery | Last updated May 17, 2025 4:48 PM ET

While it’s no secret that NiJaree Canady continues to do things that the softball community has rarely seen, what she did on Saturday afternoon might be the most improbable of all.

Canady went yard on a two-run bomb in the Lubbock Regional, putting her team up 7-1 over Mississippi State. The craziest part about the home run wasn’t the distance, the power, or even the timing. It was the fact that it landed at the bottom of a trash can in the outfield stands.

Extra points for making it in the trash can? @ContextSoftball

ESPN2 | https://t.co/1Uc0XNaL26 https://t.co/goxncEZDDl pic.twitter.com/tA0ujSsPp1
— Texas Tech Softball (@TexasTechSB) May 17, 2025

Understandably, the clip took off quickly, with many in the world of college sports reacting to Canady’s unbelievable shot, and with that, here are some of our favorite responses to the situation on X.

One man's trash is another man's treasure! https://t.co/x1TZ2Y9LOD
— Emily Wisniewski (@sportsemilyw) May 17, 2025

Absolute Buckets! Literally! ️#WreckEm https://t.co/ua1i28vWCj
— Justin Nusser (@justin_nusser) May 17, 2025

Best player in the country! #RoadToWCWS https://t.co/YUHWio6iTS
— Chaz Wright (@ChazWrightTV) May 17, 2025

The good people who fill my TL with Tech content every March and every Aug.-Dec. rarely tweet about .
They’re missing out.
NiJaree Canady is a badass. https://t.co/vEylSAFe2Y
— Tim Timothy (@RookieMisteak) May 17, 2025