The text messages started coming soon after Todd Peterson's two-run double in the 12th inning Thursday.
"Did you see what Todd did?" read one message to Jeff Perez.
Perez coached Peterson during his senior season at Lake Mary High School in Orlando, Fla.
"The first thing that came to my mind was his pitching," Perez said Friday (May 25) by phone. "I thought maybe he went out there and shut the door (for a save) or threw a no-hitter. I certainly didn't think it had to do with his hitting."
Peterson, an LSU sophomore, drew national attention not only for how the right-handed pitcher doubled home two runs in the first -- and potentially only -- at-bat of his college career.