Roberts Tags 3 HR Against Lumberjacks
The old superstition that "bad news comes in threes" certainly came true for the <Grand Junction Lumberjacks:team#45> today.

<Corpus Christi:team#47> right fielder <George Roberts:player#10081> tripled up on the home runs to propel the Hooks to the 27-5 win at Lumberjacks Ballpark.

"We had our chances to win the game, but we just didn't come through," Grand Junction manager   said. "<Roberts:player#10081> hit the heck out of the ball."

In addition to the homers, <Roberts:player#10081> collected 3 hits in 6 at-bats, 9 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."

<George Roberts:player#10081> hit a three-run home run off <Mike Picot:player#11874> in the 1st, flied out in the 2nd, struck out in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off <Victor Santos:player#12735> in the 5th, walked in a run in the 6th, hit a GRAND SLAM off <Jeremy Acosta:player#9994> in the 7th and struck out in the 9th.

To date <Roberts:player#10081> has chalked up a .311 average with 20 home runs, driven in 93 runs and scored 70 times.