Aviators Lose to Blue Pirates, 7-6
The <Ontario Blue Pirates:team#77> trumped the <North Carolina Aviators:team#8>, 7-6, at Farmers Market Stadium. Ontario left fielder <Tony Brin:player#8752> was terrific. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. <Geoffrey McCluskey:player#4109> picked up the win, improving his season record to 1-0. He struck out 2 in 6.1 innings. <Ken Daniels:player#1130> picked up the save for Ontario, his 2nd of the year.

<Roger Peck:player#3585>, who finished 5th in the FL in batting average with .321 in 2046, aided the Ontario cause with a run-scoring  walk in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the designated hitter drew 1 walk.

"I told our guys, 'Runs don't score by themselves,'" said Peck. "You need someone to get on base and someone to drive them in."

The win puts Ontario at 2-1.



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