As Boyd Vander Kooi delivered his six pitch of the at-bat to UCLA’s Chase Strumpf, it’d be the moment he lost the battle. Strumpf sent the 2-2 pitch to left-center, for a moment it appeared there was a chance Trevor Hauver was going to be able to camp under it near the warning track.
Hauver peered his head up, an indication the home faithful didn’t want to see. The Arizona State left fielder and the rest of the Phoenix Municipal Stadium crowd watched as the ball bounced in front of furthest left wall of honor signs for a grand slam.