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Asconcio Blasts 3 into Bleachers Sunday, August 2nd , 2054 Fans seated in the bleacher section at Berry Field were taking cover all day long as Gilberto Asconcio zeroed in on them, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power. The big game from the Del Mar center fielder helped the Racers take the victory, 10-3, over the Jasper Cougars. "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 4 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 5 and scored 4 runs. Gilberto Asconcio singled in the 1st, flied out in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Kenny Clayton in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Joe Taylor in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off José MartÃnez in the 7th. At the moment, Asconcio is batting .261 with 16 home runs and 58 RBIs. He has played in 87 games and scored 48 times. |
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