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WEST Player of the Week Goes to Batista of Portland Monday, August 27th , 2046 No single hit brought Alex Batista Player of the Week honors -- the Portland Hops second baseman corralled the award with a consistent approach in every at-bat. "Hitting is all about discipline," said Batista. "When you lose focus, start to lunge at the ball and swing too aggressively... swinging at a lot of bad pitches... that's when your average starts to drop and you wind up fighting for playing time. You're most successful when you concentrate on the ball and make 'em throw strikes." Concentrate he did. Batista stroked 11 hits in 24 at-bats while cranking out 3 home runs, 10 RBIs and 10 runs scored. This year Batista has hit 33 home runs and posted a .272 batting average. |
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