Pool Smacks 5 Hits for Rockies
Even as a kid, <Mike Pool:player#4456> said his coaches told him the key to hitting was making contact, and letting everything else flow from there. At The Swamp today, Pool showed how well he learned that lesson.

The 20-year-old right fielder had 5 hits in 5 at-bats for the <Jacksonville Rockies:team#64>, helping his team knock off the <Sanford Swamp Things:team#58> by a score of 11-2.

"They always said, just keep your eye on the ball, don't overswing, make contact and you never know what will happen," he said. "That's all I did today."

<Mike Pool:player#4456> hit an RBI double in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, doubled in the 6th, walked in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

<Pool:player#4456> is swinging at a .386 pace on the year with 2 home runs, 38 RBIs and 19 runs scored. He has played in 45 games. 

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