Breaking News |  | Monday, April 29th, 2013: Fout Powers 3 HR Against Seattle Robert Fout, the Hickory third baseman, blasted three homers today at Old League Park in the Huskers 3-2 victory against the Seattle Monarchs.
For the game, Robert Fout scored 3 times and knocked in 3 runs. When he hit his last home run, his teammates, hearing the crack of the bat, leaped off the bench and rushed on the field to greet the jubilant Fout, when he reached home plate.
In the clubhouse after the game, he gleefully said to the press, "It was just one game, but it sure was a lot of fun -- 3-for-4, three roundtrippers and a win. What a day!"
This season Fout is batting .237 with 9 RBIs, 9 runs scored and 5 home runs. |  | Monday, April 29th, 2013: Gerhardt's Hit Streak Reaches 20 Games With 1 hit in today's game Duane Gerhardt added another number to his consecutive-game hitting streak. The Seattle second baseman increased it to 20 games in a row. But the Monarchs fell to the Hickory Huskers 3-2 at Old League Park. D. Gerhardt flied out in the 2nd, struck out in the 4th, singled in the 7th and flied out in the 9th.
In his season totals, Gerhardt has no home runs, .364 BA, .410 OBP, 19 RBIs and 18 runs scored. He has played in 26 games. |  | Saturday, April 20th, 2013: Huskers Lose Mendonca for 3-4 Weeks Hickory fans will be disappointed to learn that Alva Mendonca developed a strained rib cage muscle while making a defensive play in today's game. After the doctor informed the Hickory Huskers manager that Mendonca was expected to miss 3-4 weeks, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the center fielder could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper.
Mendonca is hitting .319 in 2013 with 13 RBIs and 1 home run. | | Injuries | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | CF Alva Mendonca | strained rib cage muscle | 2 weeks | 6 day(s) left | | Team Information | Record overall | 14-13, .519 PCT | Position in Division | 3rd, 6.0 GB | Record at home | 8-5, .615 PCT | Record on the road | 6-8, .429 PCT | Record in X-inning games | 0-1, .000 PCT | Record in one-run games | 5-5, .500 PCT | Record versus LHP | 4-2, .667 PCT | Record versus RHP | 10-11, .476 PCT | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | Record in April | 14-13, .519 PCT |
Team Batting Stats & Rankings | Batting Average | .257 - 4th in AL | On-Base Percentage | .316 - 5th in AL | Slugging Percentage | .394 - 5th in AL | On-Base + Slugging | .710 - 5th in AL | Runs Scored | 120 - 5th in AL | Hits | 237 - 4th in AL | Extra-Base Hits | 71 - 5th in AL | Home Runs | 23 - 4th in AL | Bases-On-Balls | 74 - 4th in AL | Strikeouts | 181 - 5th in AL | Stolen Bases | 2 - 6th in AL |
Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | Earned Run Average | 4.28 - 3rd in AL | Starters' ERA | 3.57 - 1st in AL | Bullpen ERA | 5.50 - 5th in AL | Runs allowed | 138 - 5th in AL | Hits allowed | 266 - 6th in AL | Opponents AVG | .282 - 6th in AL | BABIP | .322 - 6th in AL | Home Runs allowed | 26 - tied for 2nd in AL | Bases-On-Balls | 107 - 6th in AL | Strikeouts | 170 - 5th in AL |
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