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Former Oregon Ducks Outfielder Scott Heineman Has Big Weekend In AAA

By Justin Phillips

SURPRISE, AZ - MARCH 05: Infielder Miguel Gomez #52 of the San Francisco Giants throws over the sliding Scott Heineman #85 of the Texas Rangers to complete a double play during the second inning of the spring training game at Surprise Stadium on March 5, 2018 in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
SURPRISE, AZ - MARCH 05: Infielder Miguel Gomez #52 of the San Francisco Giants throws over the sliding Scott Heineman #85 of the Texas Rangers to complete a double play during the second inning of the spring training game at Surprise Stadium on March 5, 2018 in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Former Oregon Outfielder Scott Heineman has found the power with his bat over the last two games.

Heineman is currently with the Texas Rangers AAA team, the Round Rock Express and over the past two games he has helped lead the team to back to back wins. Saturday night, Heineman hit two home runs en route to an 18-7 win. Both home runs were two runs, accounting for four RBI’s on the night.

The former Oregon Duck also helped Round Rock to the most home runs in a game this season with five on Friday.

Scott Heineman has spent the last two seasons in the Texas Rangers AA system before moving to AAA earlier this year So far on the season he is hitting .288 with 62 hits and 39 runs to go with 10 doubles.

Sunday saw another big day for Heineman. He helped with his bat bringing in six of the team’s 10 runs for back to back wins over Las Vegas. He hit his third home run in two days and now owns a 13 game hitting streak as the team pushes into the heart of their season.

In the seventh inning, Heineman got into the act with his glove throwing out a runner from third base attempting to score to complete a double play and ending a Las Vegas scoring threat. In two days Heineman was accountable for three home runs and 10 RBI’s.

It is worth noting that Heineman is on a roster that has several former Philadelphia Phillies on the roster including Tommy Joseph and Cameron Rupp. Round Rock goes for the sweep of Las Vegas on Monday night before returning home for two home stands and hosting both Sacramento and Fresno into next week.

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The 2018 Minor League schedule ends in early September and if Heineman continues to show patience at the plate it could lead to return to Texas Rangers late in the season.

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