First baseman Robert Fick (Newbury Park, Ventura...

First baseman Robert Fick (Newbury Park, Ventura College, Cal State Northridge) stretched his hitting streak to 28 games on Tuesday night with a single in three at-bats for Class-A West Michigan. Fick’s streak is the longest in professional baseball this season.

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Scanning Monday box scores: TRIPLE A--Shortstop Matt Howard (Pepperdine) homered against Dwight Gooden in an exhibition between Columbus, Ohio, and the New York Yankees. . . . Outfielder Jalal Leach (Pepperdine) had five hits, including a double and his third homer, for Tacoma, Wash. He also had three runs batted in. . . . Outfielder Jacob Cruz (Channel Islands) hit his sixth homer for Phoenix. DOUBLE A--First baseman Kevin Millar (Hart) hit his eighth homer for Portland, Maine. . . . First baseman Brad Fullmer (Montclair Prep) hit two solo homers for Harrisburg, Pa., giving him three in two days and 10 for the season. . . . First baseman Benji Simonton (Pepperdine) hit his ninth home run for Shreveport. . . . Outfielder Scott Richardson (Cal State Northridge), who had been with San Antonio as a nonroster reserve, was activated and had a single in four at-bats. CLASS A--Right-hander Rob Crabtree (Northridge) ran hi record to 3-0 by striking out both batters he faced in relief for Bakersfield. Crabtree lowered his earned-run average to 2.28. . . . Shortstop Dan Cey (El Camino Real) had two doubles for Fort Myers, Fla.

Scanning Sunday box scores: CLASS A--Outfielder Gabe Kapler (Taft, Moorpark College) had two hits, including his sixth homer, for Lakeland, Fla. . . . First baseman Eric Gillespie hit his fifth homer and had four RBIs for Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Scanning Saturday box scores: CLASS A--Outfielder Mike Glendenning (Crespi, Pierce) had three hits, including his sixth and seventh homers for Bakersfield. . . . Outfielder Will Skett (Reseda, Valley College) hit his sixth and seventh homers for Dunedin, Fla.