Raymond Bombs 3 HR Against Raleigh
<Ed Raymond:player#7219> showed off his power today as he launched three balls into the seats against the <Raleigh Explorers:team#17> and sparked the Destroyers to a 5-4 victory.

"I got some good pitches to hit and turned on them real good," he told reporters in the postgame interview. "I have always liked to hit at Destroyers Park."

For the day, Raymond collected 5 hits in 6 at-bats, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs.

"He was instant offense today," <Annapolis:team#12> skipper   said. "<Ed:player#7219> really put on a show."

<Ed Raymond:player#7219> singled in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off <Arturo Chávez:player#6444> in the 5th, singled in the 7th, hit a solo-shot off <Joe Davenport:player#5824> in the 9th and hit a solo-shot off <Ken Hoffman:player#8399> in the 11th.

<Raymond:player#7219> is hitting at a .403 mark this season. His stats show 8 home runs, 22 RBIs and 16 runs scored. He has played 19 games for the <Destroyers:team#12>.