Baseball: Rio Ruiz delivers home run for Bishop Amat
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Facing Long Beach Wilson ace Chase DeJong, La Puente Bishop Amat third baseman Rio Ruiz found himself in an 0-and-2 count. He stayed patient, waited for his pitch and hit a three-run home run, and that was the difference in a 3-0 victory.
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-- Eric Sondheimer