Fort Collins Halts Ballard's Hitting Steak
The hitting streak that <Montgomery:team#33> left fielder <Chet Ballard:player#3762> had kept going for 20 games was ended today by the <Fort Collins North Stars:team#31>. Ballard was stymied over 3 at-bats today, but the rest of his team picked him up, taking the 7-1 victory at Kings Palace.

"Hitting streaks come and go," Ballard said. "It did put a little pressure on me. It's hard to be natural at the plate with something like that always in the back of your mind. If it had to end, I'm glad it was in a win."

This year <Ballard:player#3762> has hit at a .384 clip with 81 RBIs, 15 home runs and 114 runs scored.