HR tally

The Hoover Met was once an expansive pitcher’s park that yielded few home runs to the college players who tested its deep fences.

Not anymore. After renovations that included moving the fences in for Alabama’s home season here in 2015, the players in the SEC Tournament have had more success launching long balls.

Dominic Fletcher’s home run in the sixth inning against Mississippi State gave Arkansas five in three games, including Chad Spanberger’s three-home run night against Auburn and a shot by Luke Bonfield against Mississippi State on Thursday.

South Carolina leads the tournament with eight home runs in four games, while Missouri hit six in its three games.