Austin Aune ran into a career day at the plate, then ran himself out of contention for a place in the record books. He may not have hit for the cycle, but he no doubt left a positive impression on an all-time Yankees great who was watching from the dugout.

With Reggie Jackson looking on, Aune went 4-for-5 with a homer, triple, two doubles and four RBIs in Class A Charleston's 10-5 win over Asheville on Sunday afternoon at McCormick Field.

"Obviously it's amazing to have a guy with his stature, a Hall of Famer, in the dugout," said Aune, whose four hits were a career high. "A Hall of Famer is giving you advice, so that was a big part of my confidence today. It's good to have him here because he brings the energy.

"I thought it was a great day. If I'm correct, it was my first four-hit game of my pro career, so that was big for me. And coming real close to the cycle was pretty cool. A great day, for sure."

After striking out swinging in the second inning, Aune -- a 2012 second-round pick -- ripped an RBI triple to left field in the fourth before legging out a three-run inside-the-park homer down the left field line with two outs in the fifth.

The 21-year-old Texan didn't know left fielder Wes Rogers has misplayed the ball, but he saw manager Luis Dorante waving him around third base and didn't hesitate before beating the tag at the plate.

"I'm a left-handed hitter and they had a lefty [Yoely Bello] come in to face me," Aune said. "We've had Reggie Jackson here the last couple days and he said, 'They're bringing in the lefty for you.' He said I'm going to get a pitch to hit within the first two pitches, so be ready.

"I was going to be aggressive and I fouled off the first pitch. Second pitch, I flared it into left field down the line. I'm running hard, so I don't know what happened, but the left fielder missed it and it rolled to the wall. I'm not sure why it took him so long to get the ball in, but I ran the bases hard and it was a close play at home, a bang-bang play at the plate, but the catcher dropped the ball and I slid in."

It was Aune's first inside-the-park homer since his junior year of high school and the third for the RiverDogs this season following Brandon Thomas (April 19) and Jorge Mateo (May 25). It also was Aune's fourth homer of the season, all of which have come in June.

Batting fifth as the RiverDogs' designated hitter, Aune doubled to left with two outs in the seventh, leaving him a single short of the cycle.

He needed at least two teammates to reach base to get a shot at recording the South Atlantic League's first cycle of the season. Collin Slaybaugh and Ryan Lindemuth singled in the eighth to ensure he'd get that chance, and Aune came up with one out and the bases empty in the ninth.

He drilled Logan Sawyer's pitch over center fielder Max White's head and off the wall. And even though White got the ball back into the infield quickly, Aune made it safely into second base instead of stopping at first.

Had Aune held -- or been thrown out at second -- it would have been the eighth cycle in the Minor Leagues this year and the first since Lancaster's Marc Wik achieved the feat on May 16 at High Desert.

"It was a line drive to center field," said Aune, who's never hit for the cycle at any level. "It's a very short ballpark and he got it in pretty quick, but right off the bat, I'm thinking two and trying to play the game right. This organization is all about running hard and I wanted to play the game the right way, so getting the double was big for me.

"I would say this is top of the list of performances, hitting-wise."

Since 2005, there have been 12 cycles in the SAL. The most recent was on May 10, 2014, when Rome's Joey Meneses went 4-for-5 against Asheville.

Now in his fourth year of pro ball, Aune is batting .280 with 24 extra-base hits and 26 RBIs in 43 games. He hit .218 with 97 strikeouts in 59 contests with Class A Short Season Staten Island last summer.

"It has been a great full season," said Aune, who's hit safely in 11 of his last 14 games. "It was a huge relief knowing I wasn't going to go to extended spring training again. That gave me confidence coming into the season and I wanted to prove to myself that I could play on a full-season team."

Chris Breen homered, doubled, drove in two runs and scored twice for the RiverDogs, while Mateo reached base three times and Slaybaugh was 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. Charleston starter Conner Kendrick (1-0) allowed two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out two over five innings.

Asheville's Carlos Polanco (2-8) surrendered six runs -- four earned -- on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 4 2/3 frames.