Thrice Is Nice: Ayala Unloads 3 Homers
Fans seated in the bleacher section at Trenton Ballpark were taking cover all day long as <António Ayala:player#9879> zeroed in on them, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power.

The big game from the <Albuquerque:team#27> catcher helped the Scorpion Kings take the victory, 7-6, over the <Trenton Owls:team#34>.

"I told myself not to press on the last one," he told reporters in the postgame press conference. "I knew I couldn't force it -- it has to be a nice easy swing."

For the game, he collected 4 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in 4 and scored 3 runs.

<António Ayala:player#9879> hit a solo-shot off <Aaron Bennett:player#6393> in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off <Aaron Bennett:player#6393> in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off <Ricciardo Salviati:player#10944> in the 5th and tripled in the 7th.

Looking at his stats this year, <Ayala:player#9879> has compiled a .426 batting average, while hitting 5 home runs and driving in 16 runs. He has played in 16 games and scored 11 runs.