David Burchard Drills 3 HR in One Game
Anyone wearing a glove and sitting in the bleachers for today's Bulldogs-Bucs game had a good chance at snagging a home run ball.

<Punta Gorda:team#70> center fielder <David Burchard:player#12030> thrice sent eager fans scurrying to catch a souvenir, helping lead the Punta Gorda to a 8-5 win over <Bradenton:team#69>.

"Hey, the three homers were great, but I'm just trying to help my ballclub," Burchard said later. "I'm not going out there thinking I need another home run."

Burchard was 4-for-4 on the day with 4 runs batted in.

<David Burchard:player#12030> singled in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off <Israel Zarate:player#12341> in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off <Jaime Zamora:player#9265> in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off <Jaime Zamora:player#9265> in the 8th.

For the year <Burchard:player#12030> has hit .262 with 20 home runs, 78 RBIs and scored 93 runs.