MABL/MSBL Player of the Week: Jo Jo McLaughlin, Central North Carolina MSBL
‘A Home Run Short of a Cycle’
On June 9th, Jo Jo McLaughlin logged quite a day for his Sanford Bulldogs in the 32-over division of the Central North Carolina MSBL. He went 4 for 4 with a stolen base, scored two runs, had two RBI, and was only a home run short of the cycle in a 10-10 tie with the Raleigh Braves.
“My Sanford Bulldogs and I had a great day versus the Raleigh Braves. I started off with an RBI triple, and scored a run in the first inning,” explained Jo Jo. “My next at-bat was a rocket shot to left field for an RBI double, while again scoring.
I then hit for a single and stole a base. Finally, someone mentioned the cycle so here we go. There were men on first and third and we’re trailing by one at this point.
I hit a grounder up the middle where their shortstop made a play but I beat the throw to first. I ended up short of the cycle but we played hard against a very good team.”
By Steve LaMontia, Director of Communications
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