Johnston Scorches Cobras for 3 HR
<Houston:team#9> left fielder <Joey Johnston:player#8580> led the Stampede to a 8-3 triumph over the <Glendale Cobras:team#16>, crushing three home runs.

"He's scary good when he's swinging the bat like that," said <Houston:team#9> skipper  .

Indeed, <Johnston:player#8580> put up some "scary good" numbers: three homers, 3 hits in 4 at-bats with 4 runs and 4 RBIs.

"I'm just thinkin' about winning ballgames," Johnston said. "When you think about home runs, you very seldom get 'em."

<Joey Johnston:player#8580> hit a two-run home run off <Matt Lejeune:player#8623> in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, walked in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off <Tyler Doyle:player#8161> in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off <Tyler Doyle:player#8161> in the 9th.

During the current season <Johnston:player#8580> is batting at a .307 clip with 17 home runs and 57 RBIs. He has played in 68 games and scored 53 times.