Nebraska fans react to 'the hidden ball trick'
The Nebraska Cornhuskers made headlines on Wednesday evening after the team pulled off one of the rarest plays in baseball. The Huskers successfully completed the hidden ball trick in the third inning of their 11-4 victory over Pepperdine.
The hidden ball trick is a play in which a player deceives the opposing team about the ball's location in order to tag the runner out. The first known recorded hidden ball trick in Major League Baseball took place on September 24, 1901.
Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers third baseman Bill Coughlin (1899, 1901-1908) holds the distinction of being known as the master of the hidden ball trick. He is said to have successfully pulled it off seven times and at three different positions.
He also is responsible for the only hidden ball trick in World Series history. In Game 2 of the 1907 World Series, Caughlin caught Jimmy Slagle with the trick.
Nebraska fans took to social media to express their excitement over Wednesday night's play. Scroll down to see their reactions.
Worked to Perfection
HIDDEN BALL TRICK. 🪄
— Nebraska Baseball (@HuskerBaseball) March 19, 2025
WORKED TO PERFECTION. pic.twitter.com/hGRKCnWxAf
Things you don't see every day
A PERFECTLY EXECUTED HIDDEN BALL TRICK ‼️
— Big Ten Baseball (@B1Gbaseball) March 19, 2025
Add that to the list of “Things you Don’t See Everyday” 😅#B1GBaseball x @HuskerBaseball
pic.twitter.com/hCe9aozvuq
Magic
— Sean Callahan (@Sean_Callahan) March 19, 2025
Yes
— Robin Washut (@RobinWashut) March 19, 2025
Poker face
I personally don’t have the poker face to pull off the hidden ball trick but it’s good to see the fine gentlemen of @HuskerBaseball definitely do pic.twitter.com/Hlqbhc09Cu
— Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47) March 19, 2025
They pulled it off
Nebraska pulled off the hidden ball trick, to perfection @HuskerBaseballpic.twitter.com/AQWGgDbmDo
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) March 19, 2025
Chef's Kiss
Nebraska’s Tyler Stone executes the Hidden Ball trick PERFECTLY.
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) March 19, 2025
The fake throw back to the mound **chef’s kiss** pic.twitter.com/xKSKHeyFUR
Perfectly executed
A PERFECTLY EXECUTED HIDDEN BALL TRICK pic.twitter.com/bDy7oYujVc
— Jack Delperdang (@jack_delperdang) March 19, 2025
GBR
The ol' hidden ball trick... I've seen it work more than a couple times in legion ball. #GBRhttps://t.co/F1XHyhd32n
— Ben Pankonin (@benpankonin) March 20, 2025
Me too
I'm a sucker for a well-executed hidden ball trick https://t.co/FJ9VcAmfnr
— Nate Breen (@NateBreen) March 20, 2025
Never gets old
Hidden ball trick will never get old to me https://t.co/tnQMkbooP6
— Lawrence Morgan (@thelptrain) March 20, 2025
Yes they did
NEBRASKA PULLS OFF THE HIDDEN BALL TRICK 🤯pic.twitter.com/ov7ETBsLkb
— DraftKings (@DraftKings) March 20, 2025
Yes, way!
NO WAY WE DID THE HIDDEN BALL TRICK🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/sJ4BrXUOsv
— Carson Hudkins (@Chiefsszn__25) March 19, 2025
This article originally appeared on Cornhuskers Wire: Nebraska fans react to the use of 'the hidden ball trick'
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