3-HR Binge for Rafuse Against Flagstaff
<El Paso Express:team#29> left fielder <Mark Rafuse:player#10704> put on a dazzling display of power today at Venom Field against the <Flagstaff Venom:team#30>. In the 19-0 Express victory <Rafuse:player#10704> penned his name into the record books, slamming a trio of home runs in one of baseball's finest single-day efforts.

"He can hit them out anywhere, right, center, left, it doesn't matter," <Flagstaff:team#30> manager   said. "He's super strong and stays on the ball so well."

Along with his three home runs, the 22-year-old had 3 hits in 5 at-bats, 5 RBIs and 4 runs scored. 

"Life will always throw you curves, just keep fouling them off," Rafuse said after the game, when asked about his hitting philosophy. "The right pitch will come, and when it does, be prepared to run the bases. Or trot around them, like I did today."

<Mark Rafuse:player#10704> hit a solo-shot off <Ruben Organista:player#10576> in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off <Jim Unknown:player#-62> in the 4th, walked in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off <Jim Unknown:player#-61> in the 7th, walked in the 8th and struck out in the 9th.

In 2068 <Rafuse:player#10704> has hit at a .301 clip with 78 hits, 38 home runs, 80 RBIs and has scored 66 times.