Melo Blasts 3 into Bleachers
<Long Beach HS Terriers:team#170> second baseman <David Melo:player#2728> sensed he was going to have a good day at the plate, but he still might have underestimated it a little.

Prior to the start of today's contest with the <Reno HS Wranglers:team#146>, Melo told teammates he was sure he would hit a home run. He did -- three times.

"During batting practice I really had my swing down pat," he recalled. "I felt some thunder in the lumber."

The big day from Melo pushed the Terriers past the Wranglers, 16-3. To go along with the homers, he collected 9 RBIs and scored 3 runs.

"I was seeing good, feeling good and swinging good," Melo told reporters after the game.

<David Melo:player#2728> flied out in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, hit a GRAND SLAM off <Danny Zavala:player#3446> in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off <Tyler Lambert:player#5515> in the 6th, struck out in the 7th and hit a three-run home run off <Ming Ruan:player#3434> in the 8th.

<Melo:player#2728> is hitting at a .362 mark this season. His stats show 14 home runs, 34 RBIs and 23 runs scored. He has played 20 games for the <Terriers:team#170>.