O'Slattery Goes Off, But Warhawks Win
<New Mexico:team#1> got a terrific performance from right fielder <Lou O'Slattery:player#9519>, but it wasn't enough to beat the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74>. Illinois won the The Danger Zone contest, 8-5. O'Slattery was the player of the game despite being on the losing side. He slugged 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. <Willie Wilkins:player#8689> picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. <Mike Imes:player#4387> was tagged with the loss. <T.J. Stone:player#11591> converted his 18th save in 21 tries.

In the top of the seventh inning, <Chris Payne:player#9983> went deep for the Warhawks. With Illinois trailing 5-3, he drilled a 2-run  home run.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," Payne told the Illinois Daily News.

The losing streak for New Mexico has now reached 4 games.



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