Stewart Tags 3 HR Against Stampeders
<Paducah Tigers:team#38> first baseman <R.J. Stewart:player#10598> 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 <Nampa Stampeders:team#100>, Stewart 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 Stewart pushed the Tigers past the Stampeders, 8-7. To go along with the homers, he collected 6 RBIs and scored 3 runs.

"I was seeing good, feeling good and swinging good," Stewart told reporters after the game.

<R.J. Stewart:player#10598> grounded out in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off <Henry Archuleta:player#10367> in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off <Henry Archuleta:player#10367> in the 5th and hit a two-run home run off <Alfredo Sánchez:player#4727> in the 7th.

This season <Stewart:player#10598> has 25 home runs and a .252 batting average.