Hester Torches Explorers for 5 Hits
No matter what the <Oregon Explorers:team#75> threw at him today, <Chip Hester:player#7037> hit it. He easily handled Explorers pitching, going 5 for 6 and helping the Bears to a 13-6 triumph at Multnomah Stadium. 

"The way I was swinging today, I think I could have closed my eyes and hit the ball," he told BNN reporters in the postgame interview.

Told of Hester's quip, Explorers skipper <John Yuda:manager#7> said he "would take him up on that next time."

<Chip Hester:player#7037> singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, tripled in the 5th, struck out in the 6th, tripled in the 9th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

So far this season <Hester:player#7037> has hit .352 with 1 home run, 31 RBIs and scored 22 times.

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