van der Meer Rockets 3 HR Against Tallahassee
<Orlando Oceanics:team#57> shortstop <Ramon van der Meer:player#12029> 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 <Tallahassee Raccoons:team#62>, van der Meer 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 van der Meer pushed the Oceanics past the Raccoons, 11-0. To go along with the homers, he collected 3 RBIs and scored 3 runs.

"I was seeing good, feeling good and swinging good," van der Meer told reporters after the game.

<Ramon van der Meer:player#12029> struck out in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off <Ben Sims:player#6600> in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off <Esteban Soto:player#10837> in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off <Esteban Soto:player#10837> in the 6th, flied out in the 8th and struck out in the 9th.

This season <van der Meer:player#12029> is batting .340 with 18 hits, 9 home runs, 21 RBIs, .453 OBP and has scored 19 runs.