Las Vegan 1-for-2 in second game with Nats
A day after laughing off two strikeouts in his spring training debut,uhrenvendors Las Vegan Bryce Harper had something else to smile about -- his first hit.
Harper, the No. 1 overall pick in last year's amateur draft, went 1-for-2 Tuesday,sexylingerie lining an opposite-field single to left field in the fifth inning off Pedro Beato as the Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets 5-3 in Viera,watchesstores Fla.
"It was a good pitch to drive," said Harper, who starred at Las Vegas High School and College of Southern Nevada. "It was up. A fastball thrown away is always a good pitch to hit -- for me, it is. I felt really good out there today."
Harper, expected to start the season at Class-A finewatchesHagerstown,raybansunglassesstore has been the Nationals' biggest draw this spring training. He struck out twice in his debut Monday against the Mets in Port St. Lucie but didn't let that bother him.
"I went home and I started laughing about it," he said.
The 18-year-old phenom also got a chance to look at some video comparing his swing now to when he played in the Arizona Fall League. One of the adjustments he made was to keep his hands closer to his body and look to drive the ball to the opposite field.
"It's very impressive to be able to line the ball like that," Nationals manager Jim Riggleman said. "That was just a great stroke right there."
A day after laughing off two strikeouts in his spring training debut,uhrenvendors Las Vegan Bryce Harper had something else to smile about -- his first hit.
Harper, the No. 1 overall pick in last year's amateur draft, went 1-for-2 Tuesday,sexylingerie lining an opposite-field single to left field in the fifth inning off Pedro Beato as the Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets 5-3 in Viera,watchesstores Fla.
"It was a good pitch to drive," said Harper, who starred at Las Vegas High School and College of Southern Nevada. "It was up. A fastball thrown away is always a good pitch to hit -- for me, it is. I felt really good out there today."
Harper, expected to start the season at Class-A finewatchesHagerstown,raybansunglassesstore has been the Nationals' biggest draw this spring training. He struck out twice in his debut Monday against the Mets in Port St. Lucie but didn't let that bother him.
"I went home and I started laughing about it," he said.
The 18-year-old phenom also got a chance to look at some video comparing his swing now to when he played in the Arizona Fall League. One of the adjustments he made was to keep his hands closer to his body and look to drive the ball to the opposite field.
"It's very impressive to be able to line the ball like that," Nationals manager Jim Riggleman said. "That was just a great stroke right there."
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