Cameron sparks SeaWolves' assault

Daz Cameron and Double-A Erie were firing on all cylinders Wednesday.
The eighth-ranked Tigers prospect collected four hits, including three doubles, drove in four runs and scored four times as the SeaWolves rolled to an 18-1 romp over Portland at UPMC Park.

It was Cameron's second four-hit game of the season and first since moving up to the Double-A level on June 18.
"He's extremely polished for his age at this stage in the game," Hessman said. "He puts together really good at-bats, quality at-bats, day in and day out. He has a great game plan -- he knows what he's trying to do. He uses the whole field really well. All three doubles were to right field tonight, but he uses the whole field. He had a big game tonight."
After reaching on an error by second baseman Chad De La Guerra in the first inning, Cameron lined a single to right field in the second to extend his hitting streak to eight games.
In the sixth, the 21-year-old blasted his ninth double of the season to right, scoring Tigers No. 19 prospect Sergio Alcántara and 10th-ranked Willi Castro. He doubled home Alcantara again in the seventh and plated Castro an inning later with his career-high third double of the night.
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"He's still pretty young and learning the little things about the game within the game," said Hessman, the International League's all-time home run champion. "He's learning things like the time to run. He's learning what situations he's going to get pitched to and when they're going to pitch around him. He's done a tremendous job so far. He's got a really good idea of the strike zone and what he wants to do at the plate. It's a pleasure to watch him take the field and play every night."
Acquired from the Indians in the Leonys Martin deal at the Trade Deadline, Castro also notched four hits, scoring three runs and driving in another. Tigers No. 11 prospect Jake Rogers homered for the second game in a row and drove in a pair of runs.

"We saw him in Akron earlier in the year and our coaching staff thought well of him. We liked the way he played the game," Hessman said of Castro. "He's fit right in with the clubhouse and the guys so far. He has a real good swing from both sides of the plate. He has some pop in his bat, he's been doubling a lot. It's not an easy transition ... getting traded, but he's settled in pretty good."
The SeaWolves totaled a season-high 21 hits in support of fifth-ranked prospect Beau Burrows (9-8), who allowed three hits and four walks while striking out six over five scoreless innings.
"The guys have been working hard all year long, they've been doing a great job," Erie hitting coach Mike Hessman said. "We got some good clutch hitting. A lot of guys had really big nights. Once the guys get rolling, it really gets contagious. They racked up six hits in a row at one point. Once everyone sees it happen, it's one of those things where they get rolling throughout the night.

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