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Bland Scorches Johnnys for 3 HR: Merrill Bland brutalized the Knoxville Johnnys pitching staff, launching three home runs in today's 8-7 victory at The Quarantine. The Mile High Broncos right fielder was red-hot, the ball just exploding off his bat all day.
"I don't try to hit homers," he said later. "I try to go out there and put a good swing on the ball, and sometimes it is going to go out of the park. I didn't try to hit the first one or the second one or the third one."
For the game, he went 3-for-4 with 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored.
"Too much Merrill Bland today," Johnnys manager Ron Shaw said. "That's my assessment of the game. That's what our problems boiled down to."
Merrill Bland hit a two-run home run off Sandy Adams in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Sandy Adams in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Sandy Adams in the 6th and struck out in the 8th.
To date, Bland has collected 55 hits for a .342 average. He has posted 14 home runs, scored 44 runs and driven in 38 runs.
"I don't try to hit homers," he said later. "I try to go out there and put a good swing on the ball, and sometimes it is going to go out of the park. I didn't try to hit the first one or the second one or the third one."
For the game, he went 3-for-4 with 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored.
"Too much Merrill Bland today," Johnnys manager Ron Shaw said. "That's my assessment of the game. That's what our problems boiled down to."
Merrill Bland hit a two-run home run off Sandy Adams in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Sandy Adams in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Sandy Adams in the 6th and struck out in the 8th.
To date, Bland has collected 55 hits for a .342 average. He has posted 14 home runs, scored 44 runs and driven in 38 runs.