That's Power
After watching the Yuma Scorpions' middle-order hitters take batting practice this afternoon, it's plain for me to see why the team has 14 home runs compared to the five pieced together by the Outlaws 18 games into the year. The group, particularly outfielder Maikel Jova, absolutely crushes the ball on each pitch. The difference in sound off their bats and the ones of harder Outlaw hitters is palpable.
No joke, as I was just writing that, Yuma's Yosvany Almario drove a Phil Springman offering well past the left-field fence to give the Scorpions a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning.