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Hat Trick of Home Runs for Potgeter Wednesday, October 6th , 2049 Fans seated in the bleacher section at Desert Storm Stadium were taking cover all day long as Ben Potgeter zeroed in on them, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power. The big game from the Arizona left fielder helped the Desert Storm take the victory, 9-2, over the Dublin Porters. "I told myself not to press on the last one," he told reporters in the postgame press conference. "I knew I couldn't force it -- it has to be a nice easy swing." For the game, he collected 4 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 6 and scored 3 runs. Ben Potgeter hit an RBI single in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Jim Steeb in the 3rd, struck out in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Rogelio Morales in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off Rogelio Morales in the 8th. Potgeter is hitting .298 this year with 51 home runs, 133 RBIs and 110 runs scored. He has 177 hits in 594 at-bats, 37 walks and a .340 on-base percentage. Potgeter has played in 145 games. |
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