Warhawks Prevail, 8-6, Over Arizona
The <Illinois Warhawks:team#74> overcame a good performance by <Arizona:team#6> first baseman <Luppe Mathijssen:player#11371> to knock off <Arizona:team#6>, 8-6, at The Snake Pit. Mathijssen was 2-2 with a double, 2 walks,  and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 runs. <Jon Francis:player#3811>, credited with the win, is now 8-9. He allowed 3 runs on 5 hits in 6 innings. <T.J. Stone:player#11591> notched his 25th save in 29 chances.

Chipping in for Illinois was left fielder <Chris Payne:player#9983>. He stroked a 2-run  home run in the top of the fourth. For the game, Payne was 2-5 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"It was a solid team effort," said Payne after the game.

After today's action, Illinois sits at 58-63, while Arizona falls to 65-56.



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