3 Roundtrippers for Mertens
In a powerful performance that left the fans at The Snake Pit buzzing, <Arizona Vipers:team#6> catcher <Sander Mertens:player#7125> blasted a trio of home runs en route to a 7-0 win over the <Alabama Yellowhammers:team#3>.

"Everything was clicking," Mertens told the press. "My timing was good and I got pitches I could handle and I didn't miss them."

<Mertens:player#7125> shined brilliantly in the win, with 3 hits in 4 at-bats, 7 RBIs and 3 runs scored.

"It's not just one guy, it's everybody," Vipers manager Alex Cumana said. "Sander played great but it takes more than one guy to win a game."

<Sander Mertens:player#7125> hit a three-run home run off <Greg Kelley:player#8192> in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off <Greg Kelley:player#8192> in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off <Greg Kelley:player#8192> in the 6th and grounded out in the 8th.

For the season <Mertens:player#7125> is batting .298 with 28 hits and 5 home runs. He has scored 15 times and batted in 15.