Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
PROVO — While starring for the Taylorsville High baseball team in the mid-1980s, Mike Littlewood had his sights set on playing for the University of Utah.
Littlewood had a good scholarship waiting for him there and he hadn’t drawn attention from BYU's coaches.
Then he attended a BYU-Utah baseball game at Derks Field in Salt Lake City (the current location of Smith's Ballpark). The Cougars' roster featured players like future Major Leaguers Cory Snyder, Wally Joyner and Rick Aguilera.
“When I saw those guys play,” Littlewood remembered, “I knew that’s where I wanted to play.