Payne Leads Warhawks to 8-1 Win Over Bears
The <Illinois Warhawks:team#74> downed the <Colorado Bears:team#2>, 8-1, at Mountain View Ballpark. <Chris Payne:player#9983> led the way, going 4-for-5 for Illinois. <Jesús Ortega:player#6583>, who went 7 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 1 run on 8 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 1. His record now stands at 2-0.  The third-place Bears have lost 4 straight games.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for <Darryl Pittman:player#7611>? The Illinois center fielder had a run-scoring  double in the top of the second inning to put the Warhawks on top, 1-0. For the game, <Pittman:player#7611> had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It was a tough night at the plate," said Colorado manager  . 



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