It’s been a struggle at the plate for second baseman Josh Asanovich this season, but here’s a sure sign he’s snapping out of it: he’s hit three home runs in three straight games.
Last night in Kenosha, Wis., Asanovich hit his third home run in as many outings as he led the Goldeyes to an 8-4 win over the Lake County Fielders. With the victory, the Fish moved to 16-10 on the season and remained in second place, two games back of first-place Fargo.
Asanovich had an outstanding night, going two-for-four with a double, a home run, two runs scored and three driven in. With that, he got his batting average back to an even .200. Asanovich now has three homers and 12 RBI on the season and while he’s hitting only .200, his slugging percentage has risen to .333 over the past week.
Meanwhile, Kevin West drilled his 10th double of the campaign and scored a run; Vince Harrison had two hits, drove in three and scored two; Dee Brown hit his ninth double, drove in a run and scored a run; and Jeremy Hamilton had a single, scored a run and drove in one as the bottom of the order combined for seven hits, six runs and seven driven in. It was the kind of team effort that manager Rick Forney had been expecting since he signed this veteran crew during the winter.
Meanwhile, starter Chris Salamida allowed only two runs on six hits over six complete innings, got his third win of the year and lowered his ERA to 3.26. Stephen Flake and Ulysses Roque each delivered a perfect inning of relief.
The Goldeyes have now won four straight on the road, are 4-1 on this road trip and will head into Joliet to begin a three-game set tonight before returning home to face Gary at Canwest Park on Monday.
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