It took Reid Roper exactly two at-bats to hit his first home run as a college baseball player.
A sign of things to come?
Not exactly. Following that memorable debut in an Illinois uniform on Feb. 17, 2012, the Harrisburg native went 74 games without a fences-clearing hit.
CHAMPAIGN — It took Reid Roper exactly two at-bats to hit his first home run as a college baseball player.
A sign of things to come?
Not exactly. Following that memorable debut in an Illinois uniform on Feb. 17, 2012, the Harrisburg native went 74 games without a fences-clearing hit.
It’s a streak that still baffles Dan Hartleb.