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Hits Galore: Hope Drills 5 Hits Saturday, March 28th , 1953 Players get multi-hit games all the time, but 5-hit games are something else entirely. David Hope walloped 5 hits in 5 at-bats for the University-on-Sea Spitfires in a career day at Spitfires Park, but it was the Southern Melbourne University Dingos who won the ballgame, 10-8. "My swing was really, really there," Hope said afterward. "I made some good, solid contact and when that happens, good things happen. And hey, 5-for-5 and losing is better than 0-for-5 and losing, right?" David Hope doubled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Vern Excell in the 4th, singled in the 6th, walked in the 8th and singled in the 10th. This season in 26 games, Hope has hit at a .450 clip with 45 hits, 6 home runs, 17 RBIs and 19 runs scored. |
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