It wasn’t on his early April checklist, but new Chattanooga Lookouts right fielder Jerry Sands has an excellent chance at leading two teams in home runs this season.
Sands hit a two-run homer Sunday night to lead the Lookouts to an 8-4 victory over Carolina before a sold-out crowd of 6,347 at AT&T Field. The blast to right-center field was the sixth homer in 11 Double-A games for the 6-foot-4, 220-pounder from Clayton, N.C., who is well within reach of the team lead.
Third baseman Corey Smith tops the Lookouts with eight home runs, while center fielder Trayvon Robinson is next with seven.
“That would be pretty cool, but I’m not really worried about that,” Sands said after a five-RBI performance. “I just want to keep squaring some balls up. Trayvon is already saying how I haven’t been here two weeks and all this, and Corey is getting mad at me because I’m stealing all his RBIs, but it’s fun.
“It’s a great group of guys, and it’s been a good time.”