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van der Weijden Has Hot Hand, Bangs 5 hits Monday, March 30th , 1953 Koen van der Weijden knows as well as anyone that in baseball, the biggest contracts go to the biggest hitters. At Swamp Dogs Ballpark, he made his case to be considered among that group. The 15-year-old catcher hammered 5 hits in 5 chances, though the remarkable effort came even as his Bayside High School Sand Gnats fell, 10-9, to the Rome High School Swamp Dogs. "We made some bad pitches and he took advantage of it," Swamp Dogs manager told BNN sportswriters after the game. "Thankfully, we were able to do enough elsewhere that van der Weijden wasn't the difference." Koen van der Weijden singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, walked in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, singled in the 8th and doubled in the 9th. This year, van der Weijden has hit at a .364 clip with 20 RBIs, 1 home run and 18 runs scored. |
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