Johnson Belts 3 HR Against Redington Beach
If you were sitting in the bleachers and brought your glove to the Bucs-Panic game, there was a good chance you'd catch one of the three home runs hit by <Eric Johnson:player#3030>. The Bucs first baseman repeatedly sent eager fans scurrying to catch a souvenir and led <Bradenton:team#69> to a 23-2 win over <Redington Beach:team#63>.

"Hey, the three homers were great, but I'm just trying to help my ballclub ... not thinkin' about home runs. I'm just thinkin' about winning ballgames. When you think about home runs, you very seldom get 'em," he philosophized in the postgame press conference.

Johnson was 3 for 4 on the day with 8 runs batted in.

<Eric Johnson:player#3030> hit a three-run home run off <Jeremy Piast:player#3592> in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off <Adrián Martínez:player#1975> in the 2nd, walked in the 4th, flied out in the 6th, hit a two-run home run off <Pete Hoffman:player#4030> in the 8th and walked in the 8th. 

This year <Johnson:player#3030> is hitting at a .317 pace with 17 home runs and 72 RBIs. He has played in 74 games and scored 68 times.