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5-Hit Barrage by Ortiz: Speaking with reporters after a dominating hitting performance%2C Israel Ortiz said his club%27s tilt with the Irvington HS Yaks %22felt almost like batting practice.%22 The 15-year-old first baseman went a remarkable 5-for-6 at the plate.%0A%0A%22I saw the ball well and could just about hit it anywhere I wanted%2C%22 he recalled later. %0A%0AHowever%2C his sensational day wasn%27t enough for the Dundalk HS Triplets%2C who were topped by the Yaks%2C 23-8.%0A%0A%22It%27s a good lesson for him%2C I guess%2C%22 Triplets manager said. %22Sometimes Israel is going to lose. But I would rather him go 5-for-6 and lose than go 0-for-6 and lose.%22 %0A%0AIsrael Ortiz singled in the 1st%2C grounded out in the 3rd%2C hit an RBI single in the 5th%2C singled in the 6th%2C singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.%0A%0AIn 20 games this year Ortiz has posted a .333 average and put up these numbers%3A no home runs%2C 8 RBIs and 18 runs scored.%0A%0AView Boxscore%0A