Thunder Break Franchise Season Homerun Record

(Trenton, NJ) - With a two-run home run by David Adams in the fourth inning on Saturday night at Akron, the Trenton Thunder Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, have broken the franchise single-season home run record with 151 long balls on the year. The previous record of 150 team home runs was accomplished by the 1996 and 1999 Thunder teams.

The Thunder homerun barrage in 2012 has been lead by first baseman Luke Murton who has 24 dingers on the season, good for second in the Eastern League. Zoilo Almonte's 20 homers place him fourth in the league.

Entering play Saturday, the Thunder's home run total was tied for third in all of Minor League Baseball and the most in Double-A (High Desert, A-Advanced- 177, Sacramento, AAA- 163, New Orleans, AAA-150). The next closest EL team (Bowie) had 114. The Thunder have hit multiple home runs in an inning 19 times this season.

FUN HOME RUN FACTS:

10: Six Thunder batters have hit at least 10 home runs this season: Luke Murton (24) Zoilo Almonte (16) Cody Johnson (16), Melky Mesa (14), Addison Maruszak (13), Kevin Mahoney (10)

9: Times the Thunder have hit back-to-back home runs (most recently on August 5th at Bowie when JR Murphy and Walter Ibarra went hit

8: Is the amount of years since the Thunder have had multiple players hit at least 20 home runs in a season. Luke Murton (24) and Zoilo Almonte (20)

7: Is the amount of home runs the Thunder hit on April 7th 2012 in an 11-2 win over New Hampshire, breaking the franchise record of 6

6: Times a Thunder batter has hit 2 home runs in a game

5: Current Thunder players have already set their career high for home runs in a season

4: Straight games that Thunder third baseman Ronnier Mustellier hit a home run (April 30-May 4th)

3: Times that Melky Mesa hit a three-run home run this year while in a Thunder uniform

2: Times this season that the Thunder have hit back-to-back-to-back home runs

1: Is the spot in the record books for the 2012 Trenton Thunder offense