Steelheads Win at Illinois, 8-7
The <Idaho Steelheads:team#92> downed the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74>, 8-7, at Todd Berry Memorial Field. <Sadao Tanaka:player#2813> led the way, going 2-for-5 for Idaho. <Ernesto Otero:player#34>, credited with the win, is now 1-0. He allowed 5 runs on 8 hits in 5.1 innings. The Warhawks, now 58-83, have lost 7 in a row.

Tanaka had a key at-bat for Idaho early in the game. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, he hit a 2-run  single. It was his 152nd hit of the season and gave Idaho an early 2-0 lead.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said Illinois manager <Paul Nicholls:manager#44>. "But we decided not to take it."



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