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Murray Smashes 3 Homers for Charleston: The old superstition that %22bad news comes in threes%22 certainly came true for the Columbia Mets today.%0A%0ACharleston left fielder Steven Murray tripled up on the home runs to propel the Royals to the 17-10 win at Citadel College Park.%0A%0A%22We had our chances to win the game%2C but we just didn%27t come through%2C%22 Columbia manager Johnny Edwards said. %22Murray hit the heck out of the ball.%22%0A%0AIn addition to the homers%2C Murray collected 3 hits in 3 at-bats%2C 4 RBIs and scored 6 runs.%0A%0A%22Easy swings get you home runs%2C%22 he said after the game. %22I kept telling myself not to press. They have to be nice and easy swings.%22%0A%0ASteven Murray walked in the 2nd%2C hit a two-run home run off Jim Unknown in the 3rd%2C walked in the 4th%2C hit a solo-shot off Jim Unknown in the 6th%2C walked in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off Jim Unknown in the 8th.%0A%0ASo far this year%2C Murray is batting .261 with 6 home runs and 23 RBIs.