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Collins Rips Purdue for 5 Hits: Alden Collins put on a hitting clinic today as the West Virginia Mountaineers dumped the Purdue Boilermakers 15-4 at Lambert Field.%0A%0AThe West Virginia second baseman made Purdue defenders earn their pay%2C lashing Purdue pitching for 5 hits in 5 at-bats in the game. He told BNN reporters after the game that his strategy was %22just hit it where they pitched it.%22 %0A%0A%22Too often I try too hard to pull the ball%2C%22 Collins said in his postgame press conference. %22Today%2C I just went with the pitch.%22%0A%0AAlden Collins walked in a run in the 1st%2C hit an RBI single in the 2nd%2C singled in the 3rd%2C singled in the 6th%2C singled in the 8th and singled in the 9th.%0A%0AThis year Collins has hit at a .376 clip with 31 RBIs%2C 3 home runs and 29 runs scored.%0A%0AView Boxscore%0AView Game Log%0A