2000th Hit for Hicks
The <Colorado:team#2> 13-4 loss to <Oregon:team#75> wasn't all bad. Something good came out it, at least for <Crawdad Hicks:player#1629>. As a consolation prize he got the 2000th hit of his career. The veteran Bears center fielder went 2-for-4 in the game and added his name to the coveted 2000-hit club. He was given a five-minute ovation by the crowd, which included his wife and family and quite a few former Bears teammates.

"I could have scripted it better," <Hicks:player#1629> commented to the press after the game, "a win would have made it a lot more enjoyable. But what the hey... hit #2000 ain't so bad."

In his career <Hicks:player#1629> has played in 1641 games, batted .314 with 6 home runs and 2001 base hits. 