Jhaysson Agustin feature for MinorLeagueBaseball.com
Asheville's Agustin hits for the cycle
07/15/2007
6:31 PM ET
By Denis Gorman / Special to MLB.com
Jhaysson Agustin planned to celebrate hitting for the cycle in an unusual way -- going home to sleep.
Agustin completed the feat on a perfect 4-for-4 day in Asheville's 11-5 win over visiting Greenville on Sunday. But the feat was slightly marred by the fact that the catcher got hit in the groin with a foul ball early in the game.
So Agustin planned to go to bed instead of out to mark his rare achievement.
The Dominican Republic native started his career game with a triple off of Drive starter Daniel Bard in the second with two outs. In the fourth, Agustin singled off of Greenville third baseman Manuel Arambarris' glove. He ripped his fourth home run in the sixth, a two-run shot that gave the Tourists a 6-5 lead.
So when he came up to the seventh with a chance to cycle, he admitted he was thinking about it. With one out, he smacked his 10th double of the year, plating Mike Paulk and Matt Repec.
"I can't expect to hit for the cycle, but (I) can try to make good contact and hit the ball where the fielders are not," Agustin said.
The career .222 hitter finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs, two runs scored and raised his average 22 points. The four hits equaled his total output in his last eight games. Coming into the game, Agustin was .193 with three home runs and 24 RBIs and without any doubles or triples in 39 games.
"I was reading the fastball very well, (but) they threw me a curveball on the home run," he said. "I consider it a good building block in helping the team offensively."
The non-drafted free agent signed with the Colorado Rockies signed on Oct. 8, 2003.
The Tourists (10-14) added 10 more hits to back their catcher. Daniel Mayora doubled twice and drove in two runs, and Anthony Jackson, Hector Gomez and Geoff Strickland all scored twice.
Starter Aneury Rodriguez (6-6) picked up his sixth win after allowing five runs -- four earned -- on six hits, striking out five and walking two over six innings.
Josh Reddick cranked a grand slam, his seventh long ball of the season, in the first for Greenville.
Jorge Rodriguez (3-1) relieved Bard in the fifth, giving up eight runs -- five earned -- on nine hits and a walk in 2 2/3 innings. He struck out one.
This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070715&content_id=275006&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp
07/15/2007
6:31 PM ET
By Denis Gorman / Special to MLB.com
Jhaysson Agustin planned to celebrate hitting for the cycle in an unusual way -- going home to sleep.
Agustin completed the feat on a perfect 4-for-4 day in Asheville's 11-5 win over visiting Greenville on Sunday. But the feat was slightly marred by the fact that the catcher got hit in the groin with a foul ball early in the game.
So Agustin planned to go to bed instead of out to mark his rare achievement.
The Dominican Republic native started his career game with a triple off of Drive starter Daniel Bard in the second with two outs. In the fourth, Agustin singled off of Greenville third baseman Manuel Arambarris' glove. He ripped his fourth home run in the sixth, a two-run shot that gave the Tourists a 6-5 lead.
So when he came up to the seventh with a chance to cycle, he admitted he was thinking about it. With one out, he smacked his 10th double of the year, plating Mike Paulk and Matt Repec.
"I can't expect to hit for the cycle, but (I) can try to make good contact and hit the ball where the fielders are not," Agustin said.
The career .222 hitter finished 4-for-4 with four RBIs, two runs scored and raised his average 22 points. The four hits equaled his total output in his last eight games. Coming into the game, Agustin was .193 with three home runs and 24 RBIs and without any doubles or triples in 39 games.
"I was reading the fastball very well, (but) they threw me a curveball on the home run," he said. "I consider it a good building block in helping the team offensively."
The non-drafted free agent signed with the Colorado Rockies signed on Oct. 8, 2003.
The Tourists (10-14) added 10 more hits to back their catcher. Daniel Mayora doubled twice and drove in two runs, and Anthony Jackson, Hector Gomez and Geoff Strickland all scored twice.
Starter Aneury Rodriguez (6-6) picked up his sixth win after allowing five runs -- four earned -- on six hits, striking out five and walking two over six innings.
Josh Reddick cranked a grand slam, his seventh long ball of the season, in the first for Greenville.
Jorge Rodriguez (3-1) relieved Bard in the fifth, giving up eight runs -- five earned -- on nine hits and a walk in 2 2/3 innings. He struck out one.
This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070715&content_id=275006&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp
posted by Denis P. Gorman at 7:24 PM
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