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Cox Jacks 3 into the Stands Thursday, May 8th , 2064 Fans seated in the bleacher section at Ken Griffey Jr. Plaza were taking cover all day long as Jimmy Cox zeroed in on them, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power. The big game from the Indianapolis shortstop helped the Ambition take the victory, 18-9, over the Peoria Caterpillars. "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 3 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in 6 and scored 3 runs. Jimmy Cox hit a solo-shot off Mike DeGraffenried in the 2nd, hit a three-run home run off Mike DeGraffenried in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Frank Sturge in the 5th, walked in a run in the 6th, flied out in the 7th and walked in the 8th. Thus far this season in 22 games, Cox is batting .267 with 4 home runs, 14 RBIs and 12 runs scored. He has 16 hits in 60 at-bats. |
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