Oklahoma softball star Paige Parker pitches so hard she blew away Royals players

Good luck catching Paige Parker’s pitches — not even the professionals could do it.

Parker, a star softball player at the University of Oklahoma, got the chance to throw out the first pitch at a Kansas City Royals game last week — two weeks after the Sooners won the national championship for the second year is a row. But before she even made it to the mound, she was blowing away Royals players with her incredible arm:

Now that’s some heat.

And apparently the Royals players, like backup catcher Drew Butera, thought so, too.

“Some of their reactions were really cool, so that’s something I won’t ever forget,” Parker said in a story on the University of Oklahoma’s website. “They were pretty shocked about how much my ball moved. I think they were especially fascinated by my rise ball because they never see that.”

Before the game, Parker would throw a strike for her ceremonial first pitch, but that wasn’t the only cool part of her day — she also got to meet more Royals players and coaches.

Since Parker grew up just 15 minutes from the Royals’ stadium, that was undoubtedly cool.

“I think it’s like a childhood dream come true to get to meet the players. I don’t think I could’ve ever thought of any of that in my wildest dreams to get to interact with them that much,” she said.

The Sooners ace is making a name for herself as one of college softball’s best pitchers — this past season, she pitched to a record of 26-5 with a 1.43 ERA.

So it’s no wonder the Royals were impressed — Parker can definitely throw.