Lopes Hitless, Stopped by Gators
The hitting streak that <Punta Gorda:team#70> first baseman <Mario Lopes:player#11219> had kept going for 23 games was ended today by the <Sunrise Gators:team#59>. Lopes was stymied over 3 at-bats today, but the rest of his team picked him up, taking the 4-3 victory at Bulldog Grounds.

"Hitting streaks come and go," Lopes 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."

<Lopes:player#11219> has a .379 average and a .513 on-base percentage for the year. He has picked up 33 hits, 3 home runs and driven in 23 runs.