Nick Coomes stood in the on-deck circle Sunday afternoon (May 13) maybe looking a little tired, a little worn down after six innings behind the plate on a hot day. Right-handed pitcher Deacon Medders was taking the mound for Alabama, and it just seemed like time to make a change.
LSU coach Paul Mainieri approached Coomes and told him he wanted to pinch-hit Hunter Feduccia.
Coomes looked back at him confidently. It was Senior Day at Alex Box Stadium, Coomes' last SEC home game and probably his last start in the town he grew up in with his family in the crowd on Mother's Day.