| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014: Green 5-5 for Sendai
Sendai catcher Doug Green really lit up the Tasmanian Devils with a 5-hit barrage today at Swords Ballpark -- a performance that sparked the Swords to a 14-3 triumph.
He shrugged off the performance after the game and said, "Sometimes the ball finds outfielders, today the ball found some holes."
D. Green singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, doubled in the 6th, singled in the 8th and hit a two-run double in the 8th.
Green is hitting .317 this season with 2 home runs, 31 RBIs and 33 runs scored. He has 89 hits in 281 at-bats.
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 | Sunday, July 20th, 2014: Swords Hooper Smacks 5 Hits
"It was almost like batting practice. I saw the ball very well and could just about hit it anywhere I wanted." That's what Sendai shortstop J.J. Hooper said to BNN reporters after his fantastic 5-5 day against the Alaska Sled Dogs at Swords Ballpark. "I got some good counts and used the whole field."
The Swords had a good day, too, and won the ballgame 15-2.
J. Hooper hit an RBI double in the 1st, doubled in the 4th, singled in the 4th, hit a three-run double in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off M. Holcombe in the 7th.
For the year Hooper is batting .286 with 122 hits and 8 home runs. He has scored 51 times and driven in 61.
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| Saturday, July 5th, 2014: Hawks Pitching Ravaged by Hooper
J.J. Hooper really sizzled at the plate today. In a game played at Swords Ballpark, the Sendai shortstop blistered the Hagerstown Hawks for 5 hits in 5 at-bats to pace his club to a 3-2 victory.
"Hooper was too tough to get out today," the Hawks skipper said in his postgame interview. "No matter what we threw him, he hit it. And he hit some good pitches, too."
J. Hooper singled in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off J. Fernandes in the 3rd, doubled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off D. Morales in the 10th.
In the 2014 season Hooper is batting .274 with 100 hits and 6 home runs. He has scored 43 times and batted in 49.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 53-67, .442 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 21.0 GB | | Record at home | 31-29, .517 PCT | | Record on the road | 22-38, .367 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 7-7, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 14-16, .467 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 13-22, .371 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 40-45, .471 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 16-12, .571 PCT | | Record in May | 8-21, .276 PCT | | Record in June | 10-15, .400 PCT | | Record in July | 13-16, .448 PCT | | Record in August | 6-3, .667 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .279 - 9th in EL | | On-Base Percentage | .332 - 11th in EL | | Slugging Percentage | .395 - 8th in EL | | On-Base + Slugging | .727 - 10th in EL | | Runs Scored | 559 - 10th in EL | | Hits | 1206 - 9th in EL | | Extra-Base Hits | 329 - 6th in EL | | Home Runs | 66 - 3rd in EL | | Bases-On-Balls | 295 - tied for 13th in EL | | Strikeouts | 598 - 10th in EL | | Stolen Bases | 40 - 14th in EL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.08 - 11th in EL | | Starters' ERA | 4.68 - 16th in EL | | Bullpen ERA | 2.86 - 2nd in EL | | Runs allowed | 581 - 12th in EL | | Hits allowed | 1239 - 14th in EL | | Opponents AVG | .287 - 13th in EL | | BABIP | .322 - 13th in EL | | Home Runs allowed | 46 - 6th in EL | | Bases-On-Balls | 302 - 8th in EL | | Strikeouts | 567 - 11th in EL |
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