Wally Pontiff Jr. homered in the first baseball game he played on this field. The ball landed in the swimming pool beyond the fence in right field. His father, Wally Sr., said his son told him he hit it for him.
This field, then known as Zephyr Field, has come to carry a deeper meaning for the Pontiff family in the 18 years since that home run.
Wally Jr. played three seasons for LSU, starting in 2000 as a freshman outfielder on a College World Series-winning team.
Even then, the Tigers would play occasional games on this ball field in Metairie, which also happened to be the community where Pontiff was born and raised.