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In two seasons and 51 games played heading into the weekend, she has 41 hits and has batted .283. Last season, she finished fifth on the team with a .310 batting average. A psychology major at Centenary, Ford plans to work for her family’s business until she can find a teaching and coaching job. She wants to thank my family and Jessica for

Everybody knows that Henry Aaron holds the record for the most career homeruns. But most of them probably do not know that he also holds the record for the most career Runs Batted In (RBIs) with 2297. The reason is that this record is not as glamorous. Well, not everything about Hank Aaron was glamorous. He had to overcome great odds and work very hard to get where he is today. Henry Louis Aaron was born on February 5, 1934. Ironically, Aaron was born one day before Babe Ruth’s birthday. This was

McGraw, who is regarded as one of the best coaches during the Dead Ball Era (1900-1920s), stated at Thorpe’s signing ceremony, that he had never seen Thorpe play. McGraw would go on to say that he did not know what position Thorpe played, or even if he batted left or right handed (Thorpe was right-handed). This did not stop the Giants, nor Thorpe from contributing to the team. Thorpe’s professional career in baseball lasted for six years, splitting his time with his professional football team. During his

takes about 40,000 trees to make all of the wooden bats! There are many woods used to make bats including these most popular ones, Northern White Ash, Hickory, and Maple. After Barry Bonds broke the single season home run record everyone wanted a Maple wood bat. After the home run record everyone believed that Maple wood bats made the ball go farther. All in all, it doesn't really matter which wood is

Name: Stan Musial Bith Date: December 21, 1920 Death Date: Place of Birth: Donora, Pennsylvania, United States of America Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: baseball player Stan Musial Stan Musial (born 1920), one of baseball's greatest hitters, enjoyed an extraordinary career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 through 1963. Called "Stan the Man" because of his intimidating presence at the plate, Musial won seven batting championships and three Most Valuable Player awards

Series. In 2006 he broke the team record with 54 home runs and started the All-Star game for the third straight year in 2007. Along the way he shares his hard-won wisdom, sidesplitting laughs from the clubhouse, thoughts about his famous teammates and opponents, and some remarkably candid opinions.Big Papi is an unforgettable story about a sports hero that will have readers cheering with every page. David Ortiz has averaged more than 43 home runs and 131 RBIs as a member of the

The Future Sports Star “Jones steals the ball he is streaking down the court as fast as lightning 3 seconds left he shoots half court it’s gonna be close. SWISH.! it’s in., Cavaliers win. Jones sinks the shot from half court Cavs win “That’s gonna be on sportscenter” says Michael Jordan in the locker room. “Thanks man” I said Jones up to bat in the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded their down 4, he swings it’s down the middle, pitcher hangs a slider, it’s off the bat. It’s a high fly

home. That’s the first time a Latin American country won the basketball honor. The rules to the game of Basketball is that the ball can be thrown in any direction with one or both hands. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands, but never with the fist. A player cannot run with the ball. The player must throw it from the spot on which he catches it, allowance to be made for a man running at good

("Baseball: Wooden Bats Vs. Metal Bats"). The lighter weight allows players to swing faster, which helps put more force on the ball, resulting in the ball flying farther and much faster. In a test comparing wood bats to multiple types of metal bats, balls batted off wood bats obtained an average speed of 98.6 mph, while balls hit with the different types of metal bats obtained speeds between 100.3 mph and 106.5 mph (Russell). These results show that the lighter weight of the metal bats, helps drive the ball

definitely come. He had 415 home runs leading up to today, 1,731 hits, 1,265 runs batted in, and 59 home runs the season of the history making day. 59 home runs was the record for a season, his own since 1921. Babe had two home runs the day before to match his 1921 record. Babe came up in the eighth inning and it was probable that this would be his last chance to break his own record. All the fans were feeling the similar kind of way. “I can still see that amazing home run. It was a tremendous poke