Salem's Chavis keeps it simple, homers twice

Though he is conscious but not worried about how it may sound, Michael Chavis is preaching a simple approach to success at the plate.
"It sounds kind of lame, but keeping things simple and not trying to do too much is what's happening for me right now," Chavis said.

Boston's 10th-ranked prospect homered twice and added a double as Class A Advanced Salem rolled to a 9-2 victory over Myrtle Beach on Saturday night.
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Chavis has a seven-game hitting streak and has driven in runs in six straight. The 21-year-old is now hitting a Carolina League-leading .347 with 10 roundtrippers and 34 RBIs in 121 at-bats this season. 
"The success that I've been having right now is just from keeping things simple. Things I've done in the past - I try and wonder why I'm having success," Chavis said. "But something I've realized is that the success comes when I just let it come to me by allowing my natural talent to take over. I don't try and chase results; I just focus on the process."

Chavis' big game came as the Red Sox held their annual "Pink at the Park" night at LewisGale Field to benefit the Susan G. Komen foundation for breast cancer research. The Georgia native spoke about the battle he and his childhood friend, Christian Furr, have been helping fight for Furr's mother, Julie, a breast cancer survivor.
"Today was kind of like a special day for me. [Julie has] had breast cancer for a long time," Chavis said. "Breast cancer has always had a spot in my heart. I kind of told myself before the game that I wanted to do something special for her because she means so much to me."
Chavis drew a four-pitch walk in his first at-bat against Ryan Kellogg in the first inning. Facing Kellogg to lead off the fourth, he deposited a pitch over the right field fence.
"I had my second at-bat and it kind of just fell into place, I try to keep things simple," Chavis said. "I didn't want to do too much. Just wanted to go out there and have some fun and put some good swings on the ball. I got to a two-strike count, got a good pitch to hit and went with it."
The 2014 first-round pick got hold of a 1-0 changeup from reliever Casey Bloomquist (2-4) in the sixth and smacked it out to left for his second long ball.

"I got a fastball in the dirt and the second pitch was a changeup. It was actually a pretty good swing. I was really happy," Chavis said. "I just stayed on it and didn't try and do too much with the pitch I got. I caught it out front and hit it for a home run."
It was Chavis' second multi-homer game this season and third of his career. He capped a three-homer game with a walk-off blast on April 19 against Wilmington. 
Salem piled on with a five-run seventh against Kyle Miller, beginning with a walk to Steven Reveles before Chavis ripped a run-scoring double to center. Chavis then scored on a single by Red Sox No. 8 prospect  Josh Ockimey.
Trenton Kemp extended the inning with a double to center, his fourth hit of the contest.
Matt Kent (3-2) gave up two runs and three hits with a walk and five strikeouts over seven innings for Salem.