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Article: LAKELAND BUOYED BY BIG SWINGS
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- April 22, 1996
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RON FOX, Staff Writer
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
04-22-1996
LAKELAND BUOYED BY BIG SWINGS
By RON FOX, Staff Writer
Date: 04-22-1996, Monday
Section: SPORTS
Edition: 2 Star P
Mike Capozzi's operative phrase is, "If you don't hit, you don't
win." And, so far, his Lakeland batters are paying heed and coming
through. The Lancers are 6-1, with their only loss coming to Clifton
(4-4).
Hitting hasn't been a problem since. Lakeland won the West Essex
tournament championship by blasting the host school, 22-1, in the semis
Saturday, and stopping Seton Hall Prep, 6-0, Sunday.
The team has nine home runs. Senior catcher Dan Gilligan has three
of them and a .526 batting average, .731 on-base ...