Big Day with Bat: Asakura 5-for-6
Even as a kid, <Kijuro Asakura:player#12695> said his coaches told him the key to hitting was making contact, and letting everything else flow from there. At Sarasota Stadium today, Asakura showed how well he learned that lesson.

The 22-year-old left fielder had 5 hits in 6 at-bats for the <Sarasota Wolves:team#68>, helping his team knock off the <Bradenton Bucs:team#69> by a score of 13-2.

"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."

<Kijuro Asakura:player#12695> doubled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, struck out in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 4th, singled in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 8th.

Asakura is batting .594 this season in 7 games with no home runs, 9 RBIs and 8 runs scored. He has 19 hits in 32 at-bats.

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