At 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds, Kane Schrader's measurements hardly exude those associated with being a power hitter. The Coxsackie-Athens sophomore's exploits Thursday say otherwise.

On a rainy afternoon, Schrader delivered the ultimate power deluge — ripping four home runs to help the Indians generate a 21-3 Patroon Conference road victory over Cairo-Durham.

Schrader tied a Section II single-game record first established by Albany Academy's Rick Bernardo in 1982 and matched by Chatham's Sean Kenny in 2008.

"It was a great thing to see," Coxsackie-Athens coach Curtis Wilkinson said. "He went up there with the right approach: hit it hard."

"I couldn't believe it," said Schrader, who is in his second full varsity season after being brought up for sectionals as an eighth-grader in 2016.

Schrader, whose twin brother Killian also plays for the team, batted .240 with one home run as a freshman.

"Last season wasn't the best for me hitting," Schrader said. "I was able to change a couple of things and it has been great so far. I'm seeing the ball well."

"Coming into the season, we worked long on his swing. He has great hands, quick hands," Wilkinson said. "We were working on driving the ball. To see him be able to put the ball out four times showed the work paid off. Standing there, seeing one, two, three and four go out was something special."

Schrader, who drove in nine runs, said he never changed his approach at the plate — even after seeing his first two home runs leave the park.

"They kept putting the ball over the plate," Schrader said. "The first one, I honestly didn't think it was going over. Coming into my second at bat, I thought, 'all right, let's get a base hit.' The second went out. On the third and fourth one, it was unbelievable. I never felt like that before."

The fourth home run was the longest. Schrader said he knew that one was gone the moment he made contact.

"It didn't feel real," he said.

Schrader was denied a chance at a potential fifth homer as the game was called because of rain with one out in the sixth.

Saturday, Schrader went 1-for-2 with two walks and clubbed his fifth home run of the season in an 8-1 win over Tamarac.

"I would have thought he would have four or five home runs this year. I didn't think he would have reached that total so quickly," Wilkinson said. "He is putting the bat on the ball."

Schrader is a fan of the Yankees. He has not requested a number change from Wilkinson to No. 27 (Giancarlo Stanton) or 99 (Aaron Judge). He'll happily stick with his No. 5, which is Joe DiMaggio's retired number.

Friday in school, Schrader's achievements of the previous day circulated around the hallways.

"A lot of people congratulated me. I received some emails from my teachers," Schrader said. "In a couple of my classes, the teacher had the room cheering for me."

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