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Ohara Torches Marines for 5 Hits Thursday, August 10th, 2023 5 hits in a game has always been a magic number in baseball. Only a handful of players will do that. Get 5 hits in a game and you get your moment of glory, your fifteen minutes of fame -- you get your name in the record book. Win or lose, you get listed. Shoin Ohara got his name in the record book, but the Chiba Lotte Marines picked up the win, topping the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4-3. "Sure, I would have much preferred to win the game, but that's not how it came out. In baseball you win some, lose some and some get rained out," the Fukuoka SoftBank second baseman expressed his feelings during the postgame press conference. He certainly did his part today, pounding out hit after hit. Later in the clubhouse Ohara spoke further about his big game. "To hit the ball consistently well, you have to relax. I was relaxed for the first four hits, but I must admit, I got too much adrenaline going when I realized that this was a special once-in-a-lifetime day. On the last hit, I was ready to swing at anything close, I was that excited. That's why my third base coach called time and told me, 'Calm down and wait for a good pitch.' That got me back on track and I nailed the first one in the strike zone." On his record-setting day Ohara delivered 5 hits in 6 at-bats, a day that will be good scrapbook material. Shoin Ohara singled in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, grounded out in the 5th, singled in the 8th, singled in the 10th and singled in the 12th. Currently Ohara is batting .287 with 19 home runs and 56 RBIs. |
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