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 | 3 Roundtrippers for Leal Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 Bombs away! Joplin bombardier Mende Leal set his sights on the stands and blasted three balls over the fence in a 9-2 win over the St. John Stingrays. It was a powerful performance that should keep the fans at Cruz Bay Park 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 Joplin center fielder had 3 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in 4 and scored 3 runs. Mende Leal hit a solo-shot off Adrián Carne in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Adrián Carne in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off Sabutai Aravidze in the 6th and struck out in the 8th. Leal is hitting .200 for the season with 5 home runs, 11 RBIs and 9 runs scored. He has 16 hits in 80 at-bats and played in 23 games. |   |
