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Stone Booms 3 out of the Park: Iowa State Cyclones catcher Dan Stone almost did it all today. He sent three shots out of the ballpark%2C scored 3 times and drove in 5 runs and had 3 hits in 4 at-bats.%0A%0AThe one thing he could not do%2C however%2C was lead the Cyclones to victory. The Alabama Crimson Tide escaped with the 9-8 win by the Alabama despite being on the receiving end of the barrage from Stone.%0A%0A%22I%27d be lying if I said I didn%27t like hitting three homers%2C but losing takes a little glitter off the game%2C%22 he admitted to BNN writers after the game.%0A%0ADan Stone hit a solo-shot off Hubert Chilcott in the 3rd%2C grounded out in the 5th%2C hit a three-run home run off Curt Dunn in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off Mark Gibson in the 9th.%0A%0A%22When someone hits three home runs%2C you put yourself in a tough position to win%2C%22 said Iowa State manager Cecil Wilson. %22We were lucky to win this one. I don%27t think it matters how hard you throw%2C especially in the NCAA. If you leave a ball out over the plate to good College Baseball hitters%2C if they get a bead on you and you leave it over the middle%2C they%27re probably going to take a pretty good hack at it.%22%0A%0AStone has a .254 average and a .321 on-base percentage for the year. He has picked up 30 hits%2C 9 home runs and driven in 26 runs.%0A