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re: Mahtook's homer got me thinking again about Box homers...
Posted on 3/25/09 at 9:43 pm to Ponchy Tiger
Posted on 3/25/09 at 9:43 pm to Ponchy Tiger
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The longest one I saw at the Box was hit by Brad Wilkerson of Florida.
Winner. The thing hit the Athletic Admin building...
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Posted on 3/26/09 at 7:39 am to Golfer
Joey Bell's last season he hit one on top of the apts behind left field.
Posted on 3/26/09 at 8:19 am to PiscesTiger
Brad Hawpe during the Saturday game of the 2000 opening weekend series. If there was ever a ball hit further it would have to be a heck of a shot because this was a blast.
Posted on 3/26/09 at 8:19 am to Summer Grove Tiger
armando rios hit one in bp back in 91 that ricocheted off the chimes 
Posted on 3/26/09 at 8:36 am to PiscesTiger
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sounded like it was about 450-475 feet
quote:i do
and said it was R. Palmerio's in 1984, which safe to say hardly any of us saw that...much less remember it.
Posted on 3/26/09 at 8:43 am to Golfer
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The longest one I saw at the Box was hit by Brad Wilkerson of Florida.
The foul ball he hit before the home run was even longer. Bo Jackson #1, Lyle Mouton #2, Joey Belle #3, and Wilkerson's ball #4.
Posted on 3/26/09 at 8:45 am to Tiger_n_ATL
I saw Eddie Furniss hit a screamer that left the park in seconds and one hopped the athletic admin building. Not sure who it was against but that is the furthest that I saw in person at the old box.
Posted on 3/26/09 at 8:51 am to PiscesTiger
Rich Cordani against USC. I think it hit the North Side of Football Stadium LOL
Posted on 3/26/09 at 9:06 am to Team Purple
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Rich Cordani against USC
That was a wall scraper, but it did go all the way to Omaha.
Posted on 3/26/09 at 9:21 am to SpencerRob
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In 86 or 87, Joey Belle hit one across Nicholson into the track stadium parking lot. I believe Skip says that's the farthest he's ever seen.
that's got to be 600 ft.
Posted on 3/26/09 at 9:42 am to Ponchy Tiger
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The longest one I saw at the Box was hit by Brad Wilkerson of Florida. Hit it right out of right field. It appeared as the ball was still rising when it left the park. Further I have ever seen was hit by Eddy Furniss against SLU in Hammond. The ball didn't start dropping until it was in the pine trees behind the parking lot behind right field
+1
Posted on 3/26/09 at 9:54 am to Summer Grove Tiger
I was at the LSU/Tech game at JC Love field also. Belle hit big bombs that night. And Tech did win in extras, if memory serves. Richie Leblanc was a great pitcher at Tech and dated - and I believe married - a girl I went to high school with in Minden
Posted on 3/26/09 at 9:57 am to LSUBanker
If you get on Google Earth, scroll to the old Alex Box. You can click on TOOLS and the RULER. If you click on home plate and then drag the mouse pointer around ouside the outfield wall, you can see exactly how far it is to some of these locations from home plate.
Shortest distance from home plate to get it on top of one of the apartments is 540 ft going out in left field.
Shortest distance to the track parking lot is about 690 ft dead center.
Off the side of the admin building would be 600 ft going out of right field.
Shortest distance from home plate to get it on top of one of the apartments is 540 ft going out in left field.
Shortest distance to the track parking lot is about 690 ft dead center.
Off the side of the admin building would be 600 ft going out of right field.
This post was edited on 3/26/09 at 10:01 am
Posted on 3/26/09 at 10:13 am to JABRO
Hawpe hit one foul in the SEC tournament that emptied both dugouts when it left. Major bomb.
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