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Hoyt’s hustle keys Xaverian

Xaverian Brothers baseball coach Gerry Lambert often heard tales from a co-worker of a 10-year-old boy taking 50 to 100 swings on a hit-away each night. And fielding countless balls in the backyard. Chris Hoyt seized the starting position at second base as a sophomore and has been a fixture out of the leadoff spot for Lambert’s Hawks the last three seasons.

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