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Nicombero Connects for 3 Homers for Paints Friday, April 26th , 2041 Fans seated in the bleacher section at Desperados Stadium were taking cover all day long as Berhan Nicombero zeroed in on them, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power. The big game from the Soweto first baseman helped the Paints take the victory, 9-4, over the Pietermaritzburg Desperados. "I told myself not to press on the last one," he told reporters in the postgame press conference. "I knew I couldn't force it -- it has to be a nice easy swing." For the game, he collected 3 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 8 and scored 3 runs. Berhan Nicombero hit a three-run home run off Shane Cove in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, flied out in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off Leon Oba in the 8th and hit a three-run home run off Trevor Abdelsatta in the 9th. For the year, Nicombero has hit .151 with 4 home runs, 17 RBIs and scored 9 runs. |
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