Warhawks Upend Bears, 9-3
The <Illinois Warhawks:team#74> topped the <Colorado Bears:team#2> by a score of 9-3. Leading the way was left fielder <Chris Payne:player#9983>. Payne went 4 for 6 with 4 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Warhawks. The Warhawks sit in 4th place in the Frontier League East with a record of 43-57.

Illinois relied on the bat of <Pat Johnson:player#7561> to get the win. The shortstop ripped a bases-clearing  triple in the top of the third inning to put the Warhawks ahead, 5-0. For the game, <Johnson:player#7561> had 1 double and 1 triple in 4 at-bats.

"We came out aggressive," said Warhawks manager <Paul Nicholls:manager#44>. "We came out swinging the bats." 



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