| 3 Bombs for Gary Jones Thursday, June 22nd , 2045 Hartford Aces bombardier Gary Jones set his sights on the stands and blasted three balls over the fence as his club beat the Westerville Vikings, 10-4.
"I guess you could say I was a good guesser today, especially on the last one," Jones told writers in the postgame press room. "I was ahead in the count, so I gambled that I'd get a certain pitch, and got all of it."
For the game, the Hartford second baseman had 3 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in 6, and scored 3 runs.
Gary Jones hit a two-run home run off Mark O'Hare in the 1st, walked in the 3rd, flied out in the 5th, hit a three-run home run off Jose Islas in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off Javier Flores in the 9th.
To date, Jones has collected 25 hits for a .347 average. He has posted 7 home runs, scored 13 runs and driven in 16 runs. | | |