Ford Touches All the Bases, Hits for Cycle

Thursday, July 15th, 2021
Hitting for the cycle is defined as hitting a single, double, triple and home run in the same game. How often does that happen? Not very often, especially considering that a cycle is a microcosm of what makes a complete hitter -- he must possess power (homer), speed (triple) and make regular contact (four hits).

Well, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is a complete hitter -- at least for one ballgame. Today at Olympia Stadium he hit for the cycle to lead [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to a 11-9 win over the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. All told in the game [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] delivered 4 hits in 5 at-bats with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored.

He admitted to the press in the postgame interview, "Lotta luck in hitting for the cycle. Several unique things have to come together... all in the same game."

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] struck out in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, tripled in the 4th, hit an RBI double in the 5th and hit a solo-shot off [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] in the 7th.

Currently [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is batting .281 with 7 home runs and 47 RBIs