Pennsylvania CF robs home run in Junior League championship game

— -- Pennsylvania center fielder Jack Regenye made a catch Sunday in the championship game of the Junior League World Series that rivaled anything you'll see in the big leagues this year.

In the fourth inning of the game between Kennett-Unionville in Pennsylvania and Chinese Taipei, Regenye leaped over the wall in center, snared the ball in his glove and flipped over the fence. He stood and held up the ball to signal the catch.

"I saw the ball," Regenye said on SportsCenter, "and I saw Nick [Patterson] to my right, yelling 'fence, fence, fence' .... like the first time ever. I tracked it, and instincts kicked in, and I caught the ball."

The catch was first ruled an out. Then the call was overturned, then overturned again.

Chinese Taipei's manager argued that the ball was already over the fence when the catch was made, and the umpires reconsidered and called the ball a home run.

The batter, Yi Hsiang Lin, rounded the bases and gathered with his teammates to celebrate.

The celebration was short-lived. After a second conference by the umpires, the call was changed back to an out.

The catch was shown on ESPN, and videos of it went viral, proclaiming it the catch of the year, the greatest catch ever and the catch of the millennium.

"It's crazy," Regenye said. "I've never had my phone blow up like that -- in 10 minutes."

Regenye's catch was in a losing effort. Chinese Taipei, the Asia-Pacific champion, defeated East champion Kennett-Unionville 12-1 to take the Junior League World Series title.

The Junior League World Series, part of the Little League organization, is a tournament for 12- to 14-year-olds. The Junior League game is played on a full-size Major League Baseball field using major league rules.

The tournament is held annually in Taylor, Michigan, about 25 miles outside of Detroit.