Warhawks Trip Mallards in Extras
The <Illinois Warhawks:team#74> relied on the hitting of shortstop <Pat Johnson:player#7561> to stop the <Minnesota Mallards:team#5>, 5-2. For the game, Johnson went 1-1 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The win was credited to <Norogumi Ueno:player#8014> in relief. His record improves to 1-0. <Paul Roussel:player#530> took the loss. The Mallards fall to 6-9 and continue their lackluster start to the 2054 season.

Johnson had a game-changing home run in the top of the 11th. On a 0-2 sinker from <Paul Roussel:player#530>, he banged a 3-run  home run to left, giving the Warhawks a 5-2 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Johnson.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Illinois manager <Paul Nicholls:manager#44>. "It's usually not just one thing."



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