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Ruggiero Has Hot Hand%2C Bangs 5 hits: Fans at Red Rockets Ballpark got to see not only a home-team victory today%2C but also one of the most impressive feats of hitting of the season.%0A%0AThe Troy HS Lightning outplayed the Evanston HS Surf en route to a 8-7 win%2C but the standout was second baseman George Ruggiero. Ruggiero netted 5 hits in 5 at-bats and finished with a dynamite game line. %0A%0A%22Hey%2C we tried everything we could think of to get him out%2C%22 Surf manager said in his postgame comments. %22We threw everything but the kitchen sink against him and he hit it. Maybe we should%27ve thrown the sink%2C too.%22 %0A%0AGeorge Ruggiero singled in the 1st%2C hit an RBI single in the 2nd%2C singled in the 3rd%2C walked in the 6th%2C singled in the 7th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.%0A%0AOn the year Ruggiero has hit .468 with no home runs%2C 15 RBIs and scored 12 runs.%0A%0AView Boxscore%0A