Arizona man cops it from commentator after fleeing baseball that smacks date in the face A baseball fan doesn't exactly 'man up' when a home run ball is heading straight for his girlfriend's face. A baseball fan cops a home run ball in the face at an Arizona Diamondbacks v St Kouis Cardinals MLB game. Image: MLB.com WHAT could be more romantic than centrefield seats at the baseball? Plenty. Especially considering how this date turned out. The couple were enjoying the visit of the St Louis Cardinals to the Arizona Diamondbacks when Peter Kozma smacked a fly ball into the stands. The man in question saw it coming, and took quick evasive action, leaving his good lady to cop it sweet in the face as she tried to duck. To his marginal credit, he did rush back to comfort her as she winced in pain, although it wasn't enough to prevent him from copping a serve from the commentator on duty. For the record, the homer helped the Cardinals to a 6-1 win.