Warhawks Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Mallards
Behind a solid performance from first baseman <Eric Rigsby:player#4954>, the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74> defeated the <Minnesota Mallards:team#5>, 4-3. Rigsby was 2 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs for the Warhawks. The winner was Illinois reliever <Jeff Taylor:player#9171>, now 4-3. The loser was <Jorge Vargas:player#10510>. Illinois is now 54-72, Minnesota 49-77.

Illinois second baseman <Pat Schmidt:player#9411> had a key at-bat for the Warhawks in the bottom of the first inning. Facing Minnesota pitcher <Waylon Williams:player#7955>, Schmidt drew a walk, driving in 1 run to make the score 2-0, Illinois. For the day, he drew 1 walk.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Rigsby told the Illinois Observer.



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