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Octopi End Padilla's Streak: Wilson Padilla came rolling into today's game against the Ogallala Octopi with a 21-game hitting string, but he left it on the field at Nebraska Aquarium.
The 21-year-old Hudsonville Flanderses center fielder went 0-for-3 against the Octopi as the Flanderses fell, 1-0.
"I swung at a couple pitches I probably shouldn't have and I didn't swing at a couple I probably should have," he said, grimacing. "But that's what makes a hit streak so impressive in the first place -- it only takes a couple mistakes to end it all."
This season Padilla has banged out 41 hits in 104 at-bats for a .394 average with 8 home runs. He is getting on base at a .471 pace and his totals also include 22 RBIs and 19 runs scored.
The 21-year-old Hudsonville Flanderses center fielder went 0-for-3 against the Octopi as the Flanderses fell, 1-0.
"I swung at a couple pitches I probably shouldn't have and I didn't swing at a couple I probably should have," he said, grimacing. "But that's what makes a hit streak so impressive in the first place -- it only takes a couple mistakes to end it all."
This season Padilla has banged out 41 hits in 104 at-bats for a .394 average with 8 home runs. He is getting on base at a .471 pace and his totals also include 22 RBIs and 19 runs scored.