Pat Snoddy Rockets 3 Home Runs
The old superstition that "bad news comes in threes" certainly came true for the <Long Beach HS Terriers:team#170> today.

<Wasco HS:team#151> catcher <Pat Snoddy:player#5601> tripled up on the home runs to propel the War Lords to the 6-5 win at Thunder Bats Ballpark.

"We had our chances to win the game, but we just didn't come through," Long Beach HS manager   said. "<Snoddy:player#5601> hit the heck out of the ball."

In addition to the homers, <Snoddy:player#5601> collected 3 hits in 4 at-bats, 4 RBIs and scored 3 runs.

"Easy swings get you home runs," he said after the game. "I kept telling myself not to press. They have to be nice and easy swings."

<Pat Snoddy:player#5601> hit a solo-shot off <Oscar Alvarado:player#12517> in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off <Oscar Alvarado:player#12517> in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off <Santiago Gutierrez:player#2967> in the 6th and flied out in the 8th.

This year <Snoddy:player#5601> is hitting .160, produced 9 RBIs and 5 home runs, scored 11 times and gotten on base at a .323 rate. 