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GUBA Triple A News Article | |  | Monday, June 3rd, 2013: Bang Up Game! Rosa Slams 3 Homers! Bombs away!
Burlington bombardier Oliver Rosa set his sights on the stands and blasted three balls over the fence in a 7-4 win over the Hartford Whalers.
It was a powerful performance that should keep the fans at Railroders Ballpark buzzing for days.
He spoke to the writers in the postgame press room and said, "I guess you could say I was a good guesser today...especially on the last one...I was ahead in the count, so I got set for a certain pitch...and got it...all of it."
For the game the Burlington third baseman had 3 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 5 and scored 3 runs.
O. Rosa hit a solo-shot off F. Shui in the 1st, struck out in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off F. Shui in the 6th, grounded out in the 8th and hit a three-run home run off A. Burgos in the 10th.
This season Rosa is swinging the bat at a .280 pace. He has hit 7 home runs and scored 21 times, while driving in 25. His on-base percentage is .391 and he has played in 29 games. | |
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