Tempe: Riverside Bats Heating Up

By Jason Owens - June 01, 2007

Heating up... get it? huh-huh.

Ok -- sorry. Riverside found life in the third. With two outs and two strikes, leadoff hitter Carl Uhl got the scoring started for the Highlanders with a one-shot home run over center field -- his first of the season. Luke Wertz then walked Joey Gonzales. Jaime Pedroza took advantage, sending a ball over the left field wall for a team-leading 13th home run of the season to give the Highlanders a 3-1 lead. So far, all the runs scored have come courtesy of home runs.

It should be interesting to see how the heat affects the pitchers this weekend. I'm complaining about having to write in the desert weather, but the thought of standing on the mound heaving a ball for several innings in long pants and a cap sounds unbearable.