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Cortez Cracks 5 Hits Thursday, July 4th , 2080 It was a big day for Tony Cortez and he brought the Baton Rouge Grapplers along for the ride. Cortez led his club to victory, 4-2, over the Plano Elephants at Elephants Ballpark, smoking Plano pitching for 5 hits in 7 at-bats. The 19-year-old right fielder later called the victory "sweet." Tony Cortez singled in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Mike Chlarson in the 3rd, walked in the 5th, flied out in the 7th, flied out in the 10th, singled in the 12th, singled in the 14th and singled in the 16th. Looking at his season stats, Cortez has compiled a .333 batting average and a .373 on-base percentage, while hitting 16 home runs and driving in 36 runs. View Boxscore |
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