A-Rod scored a TD in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium and Rece Davis channeled John Sterling

Alex Rodriguez is a professional baseball player with 2,719 MLB games under his belt. He's belted 687 home runs over 21 seasons in the bigs, won a World Series in 2009, made 14 All-Star Games and, apparently, morphed into running back for the Indiana University Hoosiers:

Home grown from The Nap! A-Rod up in hear eatin'. #hulk smash #iufb it's on. You can get it done in B-Town. pic.twitter.com/5o18GZfIwk

- Coach William Inge (@WilliamInge1) February 24, 2015

That's Alex Rodriguez the running back. Heading into Saturday's Pinstripe Bowl, the red-shirt freshman had accumulated 19 yards on eight career carries, so there was certainly no guarantee that he would touch the rock in the one-off contest at Yankee Stadium. But -- perhaps thinking that A-Rod could share some of that cross-sport good fortune that Derek Jeter's locker brought to Penn State kicker Sam Ficken last year -- Hoosiers head coach Kevin Wilson called his number:

Turns out Wilson was right. The Hoosiers' A-Rod later scored his first career collegiate rushing touchdown:

[ESPN Video] Alex Rodriguez 10 Yd Run (Griffin Oakes Kick): Alex Rodriguez 10 Yd Run (Griffin Oakes Kick) https://t.co/ZeshOuQFfg #Hoosiers

- Indiana Hoosiers (@BR_Hoosiers) December 26, 2015

And, if that wasn't enough of an homage to the Bronx Bombers, ESPN's Rece Davis channeled Yankees broadcaster John Sterling when he called Duke quarterback Thomas Sirk's 71-yard touchdown scamper that came late in the second quarter:

[ESPN Video] Sirk rushes into wide open field for TD: Duke QB Thomas Sirk rushes up the middle 73 y... https://t.co/6LxGO2VUCC #Hoosiers

- Indiana Hoosiers (@BR_Hoosiers) December 26, 2015

Rodriguez's final line was four carries, 16 yards and the touchdown, but the Blue Devils came out on top, 44-41.

Baseball-themed football is our new favorite football. Who's up for adding a fence and moving the goal line way in for easy scoring out in right field?