Warhawks Lose, 7-2, at Madison County Grounds
The <Alabama Yellowhammers:team#3> beat the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74>, 7-2, at Madison County Grounds. The Yellowhammers got a fine performance from first baseman <Phil Tillman:player#7856>, who captured player of the game honors. He was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles,  and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The winner was <Yao-pang Liu:player#6009>, who threw 101 pitches over 8.1 innings. The left-hander was charged with 2 runs on 8 hits. Alabama has now won 3 in a row.

The tide might have turned with one out in the top of the fourth, had not <Yao-pang Liu:player#6009> made a big pitch. With runners on 1st and 2nd and the Warhawks trailing 4-2, he retired Pat Johnson, who hit into a double play.



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