Dominic Fletcher opened the season crushing bombs. The first weekend of January practice was a clinic for the sophomore center fielder. He hit four homers against the Arkansas aces.
So what happened when the season began? There were only strikeouts and weak pop outs. Fletcher hit just .186 through the first 12 games, finally going to the bench for the final game of the Southern Cal series.
Oh, how things have changed. Fletcher became the first ever college player to go 4-for-4 with 4 RBI in a College World Series game played at TD Ameritrade Park, which opened in 2011.