College hoops coach catches 2 foul balls at Yankee Stadium

NEW YORK (AP) — Marist women's basketball coach Brian Giorgis usually tries to avoid fouls. On Saturday at Yankee Stadium, he kept collecting them.

Giorgis cleanly caught two foul balls — in consecutive innings, no less — while sitting in the second deck watching his beloved Cleveland Indians play the New York Yankees.

Not bad for a lifelong baseball fan who's been to nearly every park in the majors, but had never come close to snagging a souvenir.

"I'm going to play the lottery when I get home," Giorgis told The Associated Press in a phone interview.

The 62-year-coach has led the Red Foxes to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16 berth in 2007. His shutout streak at the ballpark ended in a flash.