Warhawks Deal Explorers 5-2 Defeat
The <Illinois Warhawks:team#74> got a strong performance from pitcher <José Vásquez:player#9911>, who stymied the <Oregon:team#75> offense en route to a win, 5-2, at Multnomah Stadium. Vásquez picked up the win for Illinois, going 6.1 innings. He gave up 1 run on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 2-5. Illinois is now 20-28, Oregon 12-36.

Illinois used a well-timed hit by <Jon Moore:player#6244> to capture the win. The right fielder socked a 2-run  double in the top of the first inning to put the Warhawks ahead, 2-0. Though it was his only hit in 4 at-bats, it was important.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Warhawks manager <Paul Nicholls:manager#44>. "This one was nice to get." 



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