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Lamora on a Rampage, Hits for Cycle Saturday, August 29th, 2026 There are four types of hits in baseball. It is a rarity for one player to get them all in one game. Locke Lamora did it -- single, double, triple and a home run -- and sparked Marquette to a 8-1 win over Phoenix Hotspur at Grenadiers Ballpark. "Yeah, I was some kind of hitter in this game. It was like all I had to do was close my eyes and swing the bat. I don't think they could have gotten me out with a bazooka." Those were the words of Locke Lamora of the Marquette Miners reflecting on his great game against the Phoenix Hotspur Youth. He hit for the cycle and is headed for the record books. For the game the Miners shortstop banged out 4 hits in 5 at-bats and totaled 4 runs batted in and 4 runs scored. Speaking to the press corps about the difficulty of hitting for the cycle, he told them, "A triple is so hard to hit. You hit very few in a year. To hit one in a game when you need it for a cycle, it's impossible to try to do it. If you need a single, you could bunt or do some other things. To hit a triple, usually something weird has to happen, the ball kicking past an outfielder or somebody falling down. It's hard. If you could hit one in the gap every time, you'd be a great hitter. It's a lot of luck to hit for a cycle." Locke Lamora grounded out in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Alexander Weareorwear in the 6th, hit a three-run triple in the 7th and doubled in the 9th. This season Lamora has 8 home runs and a .312 batting average. View Boxscore View Game Log |
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