Loss to Warhawks Extends Oregon Losing Streak
The <Illinois Warhawks:team#74> trumped the <Oregon Explorers:team#75>, 9-8, at Todd Berry Memorial Field. Illinois shortstop <Pat Johnson:player#7561> was named player of the game for his performance. He went 3-4 with a triple and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. <T.J. Stone:player#11591> notched his 26th save in 30 chances. Oregon, at 49-78, has lost 8 straight.

Illinois took a 9-6 lead on <Ron Schneider:player#9082>'s 125th hit of the season. The run-scoring  single, which Schneider hit in the bottom of the eighth, left Oregon pitcher <Dennis Carlson:player#8110> shaking his head.

"We take it day by day here," said Johnson, "and today was a good one for us."



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