‘Let the champagne bottle pop,’ all-time hitting record broken

Dominic Vitiello

Dominic Vitiello, Multimedia Reporter
May 2, 2021

As he made his way up to bat, Matt Smith’s walkout song “If I Can’t” by 50 Cent set the stage for him to break the all-time hitting record at Sac State. Smith set the all-time hitting and RBI record during a game against the University of Northern Colorado on April 25. He broke the previous record of 244 hits, held by Tampa Bay Rays player Nathan Lukes.

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