Message:
Hit Parade%3A Shannon Gets Cycle: Jason Shannon was jubilant as the Philadelphia College Foresters left the field with a 12-2 win over the Hialeah College Whiskeyjacks today. He had every right to be. %0A%0AThe 19-year-old left fielder hit for the cycle at Field of the Whiskeyjacks%2C had a 4-for-5 game and chalked up 2 RBI and 2 runs to boot.%0A%0A%22It%27s too bad I can%27t do that every day%2C%22 Shannon said with a smile to reporters after the game. %22It would do wonders for my batting average.%22%0A%0APhiladelphia College manager said he was %22proud%22 of his left fielder%27s feat%2C but was not expecting it to happen.%0A%0A%22Cycles are tough because triples are tough%2C%22 he said. %22As soon as the ball left the bat on that triple%2C guys were jumping off the bench for him. Honestly%2C I wasn%27t sure he was going to be able to leg it out.%22%0A%0AJason Shannon tripled in the 2nd%2C hit an RBI single in the 3rd%2C doubled in the 5th%2C hit a solo-shot off Mike Osborne in the 7th and flied out in the 8th.%0A%0ASo far this year Shannon is batting .305 with 3 home runs.%0A