Mallards Prevail, 3-2, Over Illinois
The Mallards had to overcome a fine performance from <Illinois:team#74> pitcher <Jesús Ortega:player#6583> to grab a 3-2 win at Dylan Park at Hennepin. Ortega allowed 1 earned run over 7 innings. Minnesota is now 59-91, while Illinois is 62-88.

One significant at-bat for Minnesota came with a runner on 3rd in the bottom of the seventh. Mallards third baseman <Jeremy St. Pierre:player#5645> hit a run-scoring double, which helped Minnesota go on to win.

<Illinois:team#74> manager <Paul Nicholls:manager#44> said he was "mildly disappointed"  with the loss. "We had our opportunities, but we didn't take advantage of them," he said.



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