Longtime volunteer prepares Alex Box Stadium for opening night

BATON ROUGE - It takes hundreds of people to make opening day, and every game, at Alex Box Stadium a reality. One volunteer has devoted his life to the LSU baseball experience, working for nearly 40 years.Ted Stickles' job is a bit unconventional. It includes rubbing mud from the Mississippi River onto game balls.“It takes the shine and slickness off of the new ball,” said Stickles.He also makes sure bat girls, the away team and umpires have everything they need before and d