Stripers Make Homer History in 7-3 Win at Charlotte

Arcia, Camargo, and Demeritte hit Gwinnett’s first set of back-to-back-to-back homers

Johan Camargo belted a pair of solo home runs on Saturday night. (Bernie Connelly / Gwinnett Stripers)

By Dave Lezotte

May 8, 2021

Charlotte, NC – Orlando Arcia, Johan Camargo, and Travis Demeritte teamed up to hit the first set of back-to-back-to-back home runs in Gwinnett history as the Stripers (4-1) defeated the Charlotte Knights (1-4) 7-3 on Saturday night at Truist Field. Decisive Play: Up 1-0 in the sixth inning, the Stripers

Charlotte, NC – Orlando Arcia, Johan Camargo, and Travis Demeritte teamed up to hit the first set of back-to-back-to-back home runs in Gwinnett history as the Stripers (4-1) defeated the Charlotte Knights (1-4) 7-3 on Saturday night at Truist Field.

*Decisive Play: *Up 1-0 in the sixth inning, the Stripers put the game away on the historic trio of blasts. Arcia (2) clubbed a two-run shot to right-center, Camargo (2) lifted off to left field, and Demeritte (2) went deep to center for a 5-0 lead. All three homers were surrendered by Charlotte left-hander Matt Tomshaw (L, 0-1).

Key Contributors: Connor Johnstone (W, 1-0) was brilliant in a spot start for the Stripers, firing 5.0 innings of one-hit baseball and striking out five. Camargo added another solo homer (3) in the seventh to complete a 2-for-4, two-RBI game.

Noteworthy: The sixth inning marked just the fourth three-homer inning in Gwinnett history and first since July 1, 2019 at Norfolk. Since allowing 18 runs in the first two games of the series, Stripers’ pitchers have posted a 0.90 ERA (2 ER in 20.0 IP) over the last three games.

Next Game (Sunday, May 9): Gwinnett at Charlotte, 2:05 p.m. at Truist Field. LHP Kyle Muller (0-0, 18.00 ERA) for the Stripers vs. RHP Jimmy Lambert (0-0, 20.25 ERA) for the Knights. Radio Broadcast: 1:50 p.m. on MyCountry993.com.