Warhawks Stumble, Lose to Bears
Behind a solid performance from designated hitter <Chip Hester:player#7037>, the <Colorado Bears:team#2> defeated the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74>, 8-3. Hester went 4-5 with a triple and 3 singles. He scored 2 runs for the Bears. <Jesús Mercado:player#10928> got the win, improving to 1-4. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 11 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 0. The Warhawks fall to 13-19 and continue their wobbly start to the 2054 season.

The Bears got a big at-bat from third baseman <Alan Williams:player#2587>. For the game, Williams went 1-4. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fourth, with the bases loaded, he stroked a 2-run  single. His 23rd hit of the season gave Colorado a 2-1 lead.

"I really like what we did out there today," Williams said after the game.



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