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Diesel Bashes 3 HR for Lake County Friday, August 19th , 2044 Lake County first baseman Charlie Diesel blasted three homers today at Classic Park in the 14-2 Captains victory over the Quad Cities River Bandits. For the game, Charlie Diesel scored 3 times and knocked in 7 runs. When he hit his last home run, his teammates, hearing the crack of the bat, leaped off the bench and rushed on the field to greet the jubilant Diesel when he reached home plate. "It was just one game, but it sure was a lot of fun -- 4-for-5, three roundtrippers and a win," a gleeful Diesel told BNN reporters in a postgame interview. "What a day." Charlie Diesel singled in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Robin Yelland in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Chris Miles in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Ray Leuthauser in the 6th, walked in a run in the 7th and flied out in the 8th. For the year Diesel is batting .182 with 67 hits and 17 home runs. He has scored 41 times and driven in 37. |
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