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Villalobos on Fire: Burns U.S. Marine Corps with 3 HR Thursday, March 2nd , 2062 Roberto Villalobos showed off his power as he launched three balls into the seats against the U.S. Marine Corps Fighting Leathernecks and sparked the Splash to a win, 7-6. "I got some good pitches to hit and turned on them real good," he told reporters in the postgame interview. "I have always liked to hit at Chesapeake College Fields." For the day, Villalobos collected 5 hits in 6 at-bats, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. "He was instant offense today," Coca-Cola skipper Luis López said. "Roberto really put on a show." Roberto Villalobos doubled in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, doubled in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off Bill Siebert in the 7th, hit a solo-shot off Rheinhardt Lubitsch in the 8th, walked in the 10th and hit a solo-shot off Alfred Dawkins in the 12th. In 50 games this season, Villalobos has compiled a .406 batting average with 84 hits and 21 home runs. He has also scored 69 times and knocked in 65 runs. |
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