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 | Tierney Runs Hit String to 20 Straight Games Sunday, March 11th, 1973 The Danbury HS Black Cats stopped the Eden Prairie HS Eagles today 9-7 and Kippy Tierney collected a base hit yet again. The Danbury HS catcher finished with 2 hits to run his consecutive-game hitting streak to 20. "I want to get a hit every time up," a visibly excited Tierney told reporters after the contest. "I want to get a hit every game I play. Right now, I feel like I could take this streak to 100 games." Kippy Tierney singled in the 2nd, flied out in the 4th, flied out in the 5th, doubled in the 7th and grounded out in the 8th. So far this season Tierney is batting .429 with 2 home runs. |   |
