Thompson Slugs Bears to 6-3 Win
The performance of <Ken Thompson:player#8167> proved critical in helping <Colorado:team#2> beat <Illinois:team#74>, 6-3. The Bears first baseman belted 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. <Bobby Etheridge:player#8370> closed it out for his 2nd save. The win puts Colorado at 2-1.

Thompson had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a 1-1 forkball from <Gil Glenn:player#11676>, he banged a solo  home run to left-center, giving the Bears a 4-3 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Thompson.

"We'll savor this win," Thompson told the Colorado Chronicle, "then get ready for the next game."



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