▁the ▁season . ▁It ▁was ▁che aper ▁signing , ▁with ▁the ▁Car p ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁order ▁h itter ▁that ▁can ▁hit ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁all ▁fields . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁season ▁began , ▁he ▁maintained ▁a ▁high ▁batt ing ▁average ▁and ▁hit ▁ 2 6 ▁hom ers ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁La R oc ca ▁did ▁not ▁slow ▁down , ▁reaching ▁the ▁batt ing ▁average ▁of ▁. 3 2 8 , ▁ 4 0 ▁home ▁runs , ▁ 1 0 1 ▁R BI , ▁ranking ▁fifth ▁place ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁batt ing ▁groups . ▁La R oc ca ' s ▁. 3 2 8 ▁average ▁was ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁However , ▁he ▁recorded ▁ 6 6 ▁strike outs ▁for ▁the ▁season . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁La R oc ca ▁batt ed ▁ 4 th ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁and ▁kept ▁high ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁but ▁an ▁injury ▁to ▁his ▁hand ▁caused ▁his ▁season ▁to ▁be ▁cut ▁to ▁only ▁ 8 0 ▁games . ▁However , ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁hit ▁. 3 0 3 ▁with ▁ 1 8 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 5 6 ▁R BI . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁La R oc ca , ▁along ▁with ▁Tom ▁Dave y ▁, ▁Ken ny ▁Ray born ▁were ▁designated ▁for ▁assignment , ▁then ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Y akult ▁Sw all ows . ▁ ▁Y akult