Dubois: Box's finish a true blast

• By CARL DUBOIS
• Advocate sportswriter
• Published: Jun 10, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

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That’s how you would have scripted it.

A record crowd of 8,173.

A six-run LSU first inning to let the other team know it’s not going to be their night.

Seven LSU home runs. Back-to-back-to-back in the first inning.

Matt Clark and Blake Dean hitting homers in the same game for the 12th time — and in the same inning for the fifth time.

LSU raising its record this season to 22-1-1 when hitting two or more home runs.

A seven-run LSU fifth inning for good measure.

Batting around — twice.

A local guy, a program guy, Buzzy Haydel, hitting the last home run at Alex Box Stadium.

A senior, Michael Hollander, ending his college career in his home state and in front of friends and family with the last hit and RBI in the 71 seasons of The Box.

Hollander receiving a standing ovation before his final at-bat.

The future, freshman right-handed pitcher Anthony Ranaudo, getting the last strikeout and last out.

Warren Morris, who hit the most dramatic home run in LSU and College World Series history, who was one of the players on the 1996 team that inspired the current bunch, dropping by for nine innings of support.