on march 18, 1985, in a home game against division i florida a&m, ross went 3-4, including 2 grand slams in the second inning, a stand up double (a lined shot off the center field fence) with the bases loaded in the 4th inning, and he reached 1st base on a fielders choice in the 1st inning. he scored 4 times in 4 plate appearances, and had 11 rbis. in a measure of professionalism and an acknowledgement of the incredible accomplishment on the afternoon, coach marshall removed ross from the game to a standing ovation to teammates and fans on hand after ross fielded a grounder in the top of the 4th inning. ross was featured that evening on cnn sports by anchor jim huber.