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Baseball NewsSportsDay baseball player of the week: Colton Cain02:07 AM CDT on Monday, April 20, 2009School: Waxahachie What he did: Cain pitched a three-hitter over six innings Tuesday in a 6-3 win over Ennis. He had 12 strikeouts. Cain was 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs. On Saturday he clubbed two solo homers in a 10-2 win over Waco. The stats: The Texas signee is hitting .419 (26-62) with 10 homers, five doubles and 28 RBIs. He has 26 career home runs. He has a 5-1 record and 1.53 ERA with 103 strikeouts in 47 innings. Who is he? A 6-3, 225-pound senior He said it: "My first at-bat, I hit a pretty good shot to right, and on my second at-bat the very first pitch I saw I hit out. Hitting back-to-back shots like that was the biggest highlight for me." Coach said it: "Scouts go week to week with him. Half like him better as a pitcher and half as a hitter."-Waxahachie assistant coach Chris Cameron Gloves, shoes, bat: Rawlings Pro-preferred glove, TBX Exogrid bat and Nike cleats. Did you know? Cain was cut from the National Junior Olympic team as a 15-year-old but made the team at 16. ....He always tries to eat chicken on game days. "I feel like it gives me more energy."
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