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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009: Hits Galore: Parkinson Drills 5 Hits
Denny Parkinson really did a number on the Grunts in the Kivalina 9-3 victory. Not just anyone can get 5 hits in 5 at-bats. But Denny Parkinson did just that today for the Bowheads and gave his batting average a healthy boost and sparked his club in the win.

"I felt real good in the batter's box today. I had confidence in my swing and knew that it was there and that I could get the job done," the 19-year-old first baseman said after his record-setting performance.

D. Parkinson doubled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008: Who Says Nobody's Perfect?
Sometimes a pitcher is good, sometimes he's lucky, and sometimes he's both. Many times that's what it takes to hurl a perfect game.

In the postgame press conference Valentín Toro chuckled, "Sometimes you would rather be lucky, than good. I was good today...good and lucky. My guys caught some that you normally don't catch. That's how you toss a no-hitter. But a perfect game requires a heck of a lot more...and lots of luck, too, where you catch some that nobody ever catches."

Valentín Toro got his perfect game today at Metros Ballpark, leading the Kenai Traders to a 2-0 win over the Kivalina Bowheads. He retired all 27 hitters he faced, yielded no hits, walked no one and fanned 6 batters in a superb performance that was a lot more skill than luck.

Up to now Toro has compiled an ERA of 3.29 with a 6-6 mark over 15 starts. He has 31 strikeouts in 87.2 innings and has held opponents to a .269 batting average.

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008: Guzmán Gets 5 Hits
Fernando Guzmán was on quite a roll today as he knocked the ball all over the park, collecting 5 hits and leading the Eleven to a 20-0 victory over the Kivalina Bowheads.

After the first three hits, all eyes in the ballpark were drawn to him each time he stepped into the batter's box. Even a few of the opposing fans were pulling for him, knowing they were watching a little baseball-hitting history unfold.

In the clubhouse, crowded by reporters, the Cold Bay third baseman said, "I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion." When asked what the secret of hitting so well is, he smiled and replied, "The key to hitting for a high average is to relax, concentrate and hit the ball where they ain't."

Nobody was at home today as Guzmán finished the day with 5 hits in 5 at-bats and a line in the record book.

F. Guzmán hit a two-run single in the 1st, walked in the 3rd, hit a two-run single in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off O. Valadez in the 8th.

Guzmán has a .282 average and a .304 on-base percentage for the year. He has picked up 42 hits, 2 home runs and driven in 23 runs.

Team Leaders AVG

D. Parkinson

.330