| Smallman Parks 3 HR in the Seats Saturday, June 29th , 2041 Anyone wearing a glove and sitting in the bleachers for today's Flying Tigers-Gold Miners game had a good chance at snagging a home run ball.
Leaf Rapids shortstop David Smallman thrice sent eager fans scurrying to catch a souvenir, helping lead the Leaf Rapids to a win, 13-0, over Piqua.
"Hey, the three homers were great, but I'm just trying to help my ballclub," Smallman said later. "I'm not going out there thinking I need another home run."
Smallman was 3-for-5 on the day with 7 RBI.
David Smallman flied out in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Jim Unknown in the 3rd, flied out in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Jim Unknown in the 7th and hit a GRAND SLAM off Jim Unknown in the 8th.
In this current campaign Smallman is hitting at a .409 clip with 4 home runs and 10 RBIs. | | |