College baseball player executes epically spectacular bat flip

We all know about the greatest bat flip in recent memory, Jose Bautista flipping his bat with authority after he hit a home run for the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2015 ALDS. Now all bat flips must be measured against that one, the mother of all bat flips.

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You might think that all other potential bat-flippers would be scared to flip, knowing they wouldn't measure up. But the Univeristy of Miami baseball team, the Hurricanes, isn't scared. They have given the world a bat flip worthy of being measured against the Bautista bat flip.

Now that is a Bat Flip. After the player sends the baseball into the stratosphere, he watches it fly and holds the bat out in front of him. And he keeps holding it as he walks up the first base line, staring into his own dugout at his teammates. Then he gives the bat a mighty heave and it twirls away from him.

That epic flip was executed by Hurricanes player Edgar Michelangeli, who hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning of a very important game on Thursday. The Hurricanes are currently playing in the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) Baseball Championship, and Michelangeli's homer put the Hurricanes up 8-7 over the North Carolina State Wolfpack, and they'd hold on to the lead to win the game. That win brought the Hurricanes to 2-0 in the tournament, and on Saturday they face Florida State (also 2-0) before the final round of the championship on Sunday.

There are still more games to be played in the ACC Baseball Championship, but Edgar Michelangeli has already won the bat flip championship. Unless, of course, someone else in the tournament wants to try and outdo him. Any takers?

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Liz Roscher is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email her at lizroscher@yahoo.com or follow her on twitter! Follow @lizroscher