Illinois Gets 9-4 Win
The <Illinois Warhawks:team#74> stopped the <Colorado Bears:team#2>, 9-4, at Mountain View Ballpark. The Warhawks got a big game from <Chris Payne:player#9983>, who was 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Illinois is off to a sluggish start, getting just their 12th win in 32 games.

Illinois relied on the hitting of <Pat Johnson:player#7561> to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a 2-run  home run in the top of the second inning to put the Warhawks on top, 3-0. For the game, <Johnson:player#7561> had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"We need to string a few more wins like this one together," said Johnson.



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