Real raises his average to .402

Alex Real is now hitting .402

The silver lining in tonight's ugly 8-0 loss to Medford (the less said, the better) was the continued excellence of Alex Real. The "Big Cat" was single-handedly responsible for one half of the hits recorded by Victoria this evening, as he put three singles on the board in five at-bats.

The hits raised his average to .402 on the season, good enough for third place in the batting race. Unfortunately for the others near the top of the leader board, Cowlitz's Devyn Bolasky just crossed the minimum threshold for plate appearances to qualify for the batting title, and he now has a jaw-dropping .430 average. Of course with only 79 at-bats under his belt, it's easier for his batting average to slide quickly as well.

Here's a look at the Top 10 Hitters in the West Coast League after Wednesday night's games:

Player	Team	P	G	AB	HR	RBI	Avg.	OBP	SLG	OPS
Devyn Bolasky	Cowlitz	OF	19	79	0	11	.430	.471	.506	.977
Kyle Knigge	Cowlitz	OF	25	84	1	20	.405	.505	.500	1.005
Alex Real	Victoria	C	27	107	4	22	.402	.445	.617	1.062
Alex Calbick	Bellingham	3B	28	108	1	14	.389	.442	.481	.923
Kevin Davidson	Medford	OF	24	91	5	27	.385	.402	.604	1.006
Connor Spencer	Wenatchee	IF	27	102	0	22	.382	.444	.461	.905
Ryan Aguilar	Cowlitz	OF	29	91	0	16	.374	.528	.429	.957
Grayson Porter	Kelowna	OF	32	126	4	24	.349	.401	.532	.933
Seth Spivey	Bend	IF	26	101	1	10	.337	.420	.446	.866
A.J. Balta	Medford	OF	30	101	0	10	.337	.417	.396	.813