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Ball girl becomes internet sensation after taking down pitch invader

sam goodwin
Sports Editor
·2-min read
Marissa Rohan, pictured here taking down the pitch invader at Dodger Stadium.
Marissa Rohan took down the pitch invader at Dodger Stadium. Image: Twitter/Instagram

A young ball girl has become the hero of the internet after taking down a pitch invader at a Major League Baseball game.

Marissa Rohan was conducting her duties as ball girl for the Los Angeles Dodgers this week when an idiot on the field came charging towards her.

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The man had evaded security guards and was looking to jump back into the stands right near where Rohan was patrolling for balls.

But instead of standing back and keeping out of harm's way, Rohan sprung into action and threw herself at the pitch invader.

The young girl ended up tripping the man and sending him cartwheeling head-first over the barriers dividing the field of play and the concourse.

Her actions allowed security to catch up with the man and apprehend him.

The fan, pictured here evading security guards.
The fan managed to avoid security guards before being taken down by the ball girl. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

TV feeds tend to avoid airing footage of idiots on the field so they don't encourage the behaviour.

But there are no such rules on social media, where Rohan's actions have gone completely viral.

Dodgers ball girl becomes internet sensation

Rohan has been working for the Dodgers since 2019.

Her viral moment has seen her Instagram following grow to over 11,000.

She's been spending the week responding to messages from fans, joking that Sunday was "a rough day at work".

“Yeah I am not going to stop talking about this lol,” she wrote while re-posting a news story about the viral moment.

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Outside of her work as a Dodgers ball girl, the 24-year-old is studying deaf studies at California State University.

She is reportedly a former gymnast and softball player.

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