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Shelton Belts 3 HR Against Bakersfield: Fans seated in the bleacher section at Ballpark of El Paso were taking cover all day long as Joey Shelton zeroed in on them, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power.
The big game from the Richmond shortstop helped the Rams take the victory, 6-2, over the Bakersfield Cannons.
"I told myself not to press on the last one," he told reporters in the postgame press conference. "I knew I couldn't force it -- it has to be a nice easy swing."
For the game, he collected 4 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in 5 and scored 4 runs.
Joey Shelton hit a three-run home run off Townes Parker in the 1st, tripled in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Townes Parker in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off Dalton Robbins in the 8th.
This season Shelton has delivered 85 hits in 391 at-bats for a .217 average with 11 home runs. He is getting on base at a .306 clip and his totals also include 42 RBIs and 48 runs scored. This year Shelton has played in 113 games.
The big game from the Richmond shortstop helped the Rams take the victory, 6-2, over the Bakersfield Cannons.
"I told myself not to press on the last one," he told reporters in the postgame press conference. "I knew I couldn't force it -- it has to be a nice easy swing."
For the game, he collected 4 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in 5 and scored 4 runs.
Joey Shelton hit a three-run home run off Townes Parker in the 1st, tripled in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Townes Parker in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off Dalton Robbins in the 8th.
This season Shelton has delivered 85 hits in 391 at-bats for a .217 average with 11 home runs. He is getting on base at a .306 clip and his totals also include 42 RBIs and 48 runs scored. This year Shelton has played in 113 games.