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re: Longest HR ever hit at the old Alex Box?
Posted on 2/15/11 at 8:52 am to Golfer
Posted on 2/15/11 at 8:52 am to Golfer
In the late 60's using wooden bats, Bill Bright hit one over Nicholson Drive. In '71 Mike Miley did the same with a wooden bat. Not many people went to the games then, so probably only the players and few fans saw them do it.
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Posted on 2/15/11 at 8:59 am to geauxtigers12
It is so hard to judge. I have seen some hit married student housing but in the late 80's LSU had a guy named Bowie and he hit one that went over the right field lights and was still going up it may have been the white ball going into the night sky but that ball looked like it was in orbit....never saw where it landed though.
Posted on 2/15/11 at 9:37 am to DBG
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Brad Hawpe hit one in 99 that cleared Nicholson and rolled to the athletic admin building
I saw this one and agree it has to be as long a shot at Alex Box as any ever hit. However I'm certain it was hit during the NC season of 2000.
Posted on 2/15/11 at 9:38 am to Golfer
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Mahtook had one that went over the new Scoreboard against Southern. That's level with the bottom of the lights.
If you want to throw in the New Box, Arkansas's center fielder/Sunday pitcher hit a ball about 60 feet over the scoreboard last year
Posted on 2/15/11 at 9:39 am to LSUDVM1999
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I can't believe Brandon Larson isn't in this discussion. That kid defined Gorilla Ball.
you aint kiddin, it wasnt in tiger stadium but when lsu played la tech, he hit one about 100 ft over the flag pole in center....absolute bomb...
to this day the farthest homerun i ever saw in person, pat burrel freshman year miami at rosenblatt...he hit it 3/4 the way up that tower in left...
Posted on 2/15/11 at 9:44 am to geauxtigers12
Anytime the 5-6 Hanover bombs one, it's one of the best. Pound for pound, his bat is right up there with Barbier.
This post was edited on 2/15/11 at 9:45 am
Posted on 2/15/11 at 9:46 am to Uncle Stu
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Joey Belle hit the longest HR I ever saw IRL @ The Box
First game I ever went to.
I think that MFer landed somewhere around Pasttime.
Posted on 2/15/11 at 9:52 am to Sheep
Belle's home run hit The Married Student Housing building where all the foreign couples lived.
I think I remember that it killed a 28 year old Pakistani and seriously injured his wife.
Either way, a lot of people pitched around Joey.
I think I remember that it killed a 28 year old Pakistani and seriously injured his wife.
Either way, a lot of people pitched around Joey.
Posted on 2/15/11 at 9:58 am to Lsupimp
Saw Todd Walker hit one that cleared Nicholson and was found up against Tiger Stadium after game....if athletic admin building would have been more in right field than right center then it would have hit that in the air about 10 feet up the building.
Posted on 2/15/11 at 10:42 am to dcwtiger01
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if athletic admin building would have been more in right field than right center then it would have hit that in the air about 10 feet up the building.
i cant believe that, sorry
Posted on 2/15/11 at 10:47 am to DBG
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i cant believe that, sorry
There is a lot of BS in this thead. People are talking about 650+ foot homeruns in some cases.
Posted on 2/15/11 at 10:49 am to geauxtigers12
Jose Cruz Jr (Rice) during the regionals
Posted on 2/15/11 at 10:52 am to DeltaDoc
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People are talking about 650+ foot homeruns in some cases.
its the bats lol i would be surprised if any I have seen even went 500ft. I would estimate over nicholson to be around or less down rf line
Posted on 2/15/11 at 10:55 am to doc24
Cresse and Larson hit some moon shots back in the day but that guy from Rice hit one above the light towers in left - Mark Quinn back in 95 regional, Berkman and Cruz hit some that regional as well
Posted on 2/15/11 at 11:16 am to LSUJay13
LaPirta hit the farthest one I saw
Posted on 2/15/11 at 11:26 am to nicholastiger
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Cresse and Larson hit some moon shots back in the day
true...larson's steroids made him some serious money...
Posted on 2/15/11 at 11:44 am to TigerFan55555
i cant believe that, sorry
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didnt ask you to believe it....just simply answered the question with the longest one that i have seen.
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didnt ask you to believe it....just simply answered the question with the longest one that i have seen.
Posted on 2/15/11 at 12:54 pm to geauxtigers12
I think Larson hit one that bounced off of the Journalism Building, the Library and landed on top of the Memorial Tower.
Posted on 2/15/11 at 9:06 pm to tigerswin03
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Joey Belle hit the longest HR I ever saw IRL @ The Box
how is that incorrect
Not referring to your Belle comment. It was not J Jones. It was Bret Boone
Posted on 2/15/11 at 9:46 pm to nicholastiger
it was either mark kotsay for CSF or Mark Quinn. cant remember which one but chad cooley was in Left field and he never turned or moved. The ball was still had not reached its peak when it hit the Left field light tower.
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