CORAL GABLES, Fla.—It’s not hyperbole to say that Daniel Susac had a Roy Hobbs moment last week. Turns out it might have been two.
(If you don’t get the reference, do yourself a favor and watch ‘The Natural’)
Susac, Arizona’s all-conference catcher and surefire future first-round MLB pick, had to leave a Pac-12 Tournament game due to a stomach bug that caused pre- (and in-game) vomiting. But he didn’t exit the 8-6 win over ASU until after launching a 3-run home run in his final at-bat, one that he had to talk his coaches into letting him take.