Red-Hot Stevens Scorches Bucs
Fans at Pippins Park got to see not only a home-team victory today, but also one of the most impressive feats of hitting of the season.

The <Ocala Pippins:team#98> outplayed the <Bradenton Bucs:team#69> en route to a 15-4 win, but the standout was third baseman <Rick Stevens:player#10367>. Stevens netted 5 hits in 6 at-bats and finished with a dynamite game line. 

"Hey, we tried everything we could think of to get him out," Bucs manager   said in postgame comments. "We threw everything but the kitchen sink against him and he hit it. Maybe we should've thrown the sink, too." 

<Rick Stevens:player#10367> singled in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off <Kazuhide Okuda:player#12441> in the 4th, doubled in the 6th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 8th.

Looking at his stats this year, <Stevens:player#10367> has compiled a .474 batting average, while hitting 1 home run and driving in 4 runs. He has played in 10 games and scored 6 runs.

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