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Rock River's Buker FFL's Best Monday, August 28th, 2023 No single hit brought Russ Buker Player of the Week honors -- the Rock River Rats first baseman corralled the award with a consistent approach in every at-bat. "Hitting is all about discipline," said Buker. "When you lose focus, start to lunge at the ball and swing too agressively... swinging at a lot of bad pitches... that's when your average starts to drop and you wind up fighting for playing time. You're most successful when you concentrate on the ball and make 'em throw strikes." Concentrate he did. Buker stroked 8 hits in 12 at-bats while cranking out 3 home runs, 7 RBIs and 5 runs scored. Looking at his season stats, Buker has compiled a .201 batting average and a .293 on-base percentage, while hitting 7 home runs and driving in 24 runs. |
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