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Hayward Laces 3 HR Against Tacoma Tuesday, July 12th , 2044 Fans seated in the bleacher section at Cheney Stadium were taking cover all day long as Mike Hayward zeroed in on them, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power. The big game from the Norfolk first baseman helped the Tides take the victory, 19-6, over the Tacoma Rainiers. "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 6 at-bats, drove in 9 and scored 3 runs. Mike Hayward doubled in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Joe Pruitt in the 3rd, flied out in the 3rd, walked in the 5th, hit a GRAND SLAM off Pat Warne in the 6th, grounded out in the 8th and hit a GRAND SLAM off Steve Cruz in the 9th. For the season Hayward has produced 84 hits in 294 at-bats for a .286 average with 16 home runs and gotten on base at a .378 clip. |
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