LSU right fielder Alix Franklin raced back toward the wall, futilely it seemed, trying to chase down a long fly off the bat of Virginia Tech’s Addison Foster.
The Hokies have been known for their prodigious home run power, hitting 108 in all. Despite a strong south wind howling into Tiger Park, this certainly looked like No. 109.
Then, Franklin, all her life before this season spent as an infielder, made the play. The catch. The whatever-you-want-to-call-it, reaching over the wall as she slammed into it with frightening force to rob Foster and Virginia Tech of a potentially momentum-shifting moment…