There is nothing like the naked glory of three late-inning victories to brighten the mood of the AirHogs clubhouse. After a brutal start to the second half of the season, the AirHogs took three-of-four games from the visiting El Paso Diablos over the weekend, two of which were earned in the bottom of the ninth—one with a walk-off home run, the other a walk-off-walk—but both equally gratifying.

Powerhouse hitter Greg Porter broke into the 100-Hit Club last Saturday night with a three-run-homer in Game 3 of the series. Infielder David Espinosa is expected to crack into the 100-club as well before the homestand ends Wednesday against the Pensacola Pelicans.

The first-place visiting Pensacola Pelicans—in town for a three-game series—remain in the lead of the South Division over the Shreveport-Bossier Captains. In the North Division, the Sioux Falls Pheasants remain in first over the St. Paul Saints, who are behind only a game-and-a-half.

Off-The-Field News
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Last Tuesday night, AirHogs field manager Pete Incaviglia was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Incaviglia was a standout for Oklahoma State from 1983-85, smashing an NCAA-record 100 career home runs and turning in a .915 career slugging percentage. In 1985, he enjoyed the most remarkable season in college baseball history, blasting 48 homers and collecting 143 RBIs, both of which still stand as NCAA records.

With “Inky” in the lineup, OSU made three appearances in the College World Series. He was a two-time, first-team All-American (1984, 1985), a two-time, first-team All-Big Eight Conference selection (‘84 & ‘85) and is one of only two players to earn Big Eight Tournament MVP honors twice (‘84 & ‘85).

In 1999, Incaviglia was named the College Baseball Player of the Century by Baseball America, and he was elected into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007. Incaviglia was the eighth-overall pick in the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft and spent 12 years in the majors.