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Pontes Big Deal in Las Vegas: Hits for Cycle Saturday, July 7th , 2085 Venceslau Pontes truly did it all at Ballpark of Missouri. The Las Vegas Aces center fielder hit for the cycle -- collecting 2 singles, 1 double, 1 triple and 1 home run -- as he paced his club to victory, 15-5, over the Kansas City Athletics. "You know that sweet sound you hear when you hit the ball just right? I heard that every time today," Pontes said later. "It was a heck of a feeling." It was a game good enough for him to make a little history. He bombed Kansas City pitching for 5 hits in 6 at-bats and his name will now go into the record books. Pontes also racked up 3 runs batted in and 4 runs scored in the game. Venceslau Pontes tripled in the 1st, flied out in the 2nd, doubled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 8th and hit a three-run home run off D.J. Harkins in the 9th. Looking at his stats this year, Pontes has compiled a .294 batting average, while hitting 9 home runs and driving in 37 runs. He has played in 78 games and scored 55 runs. View Boxscore View Game Log Watch Highlights |
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