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July 2, 2007 860-309-9293 cell

REDHAWKS KNOCK OFF JACKHAMMERS 6-3 ON MONDAY

FARGO, ND-The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (22-19) scored five runs over the fifth and sixth innings to beat the Joliet JackHammers (19-23) 6-3 before 3,356 fans at Newman Outdoor Field on Monday night. The RedHawks evened the five-game series with the JackHammers at 2-2.

The RedHawks made a last minute change by signing left-handed pitcher Joe Sergent before the game. Sergent did not play in 2006 but was 13-2 with the RedHawks in 2005 and started the game for Fargo-Moorhead. In the fourth inning, the JackHammers went to work against Sergent. Juan Diaz (2-4) hit a two-out double and scored when Chad Ehrnsberger (2-3) hit a two-run home run over the left field wall at Newman Outdoor Field. The JackHammers took a 2-0 lead.

Fargo-Moorhead scored two runs in the fifth inning against JackHammers starting pitcher Raymond Jenkins (0-5). Mike Just (1-2) earned a two-out walk and scored when center fielder Joe Mathis (1-4) pulled a two-run home run over the right field wall to tie the game at 2-2.

Diaz hit a line-drive solo home run over the left field wall to give the JackHammers a 3-2 lead.

The RedHawks scored four runs in the sixth inning against Jenkins and the JackHammers. Ruben Salazar (0-2) led off the inning with a walk and went to third base when JackHammers first baseman Juan Diaz overthrew second base. Diaz went to his right to field a ground ball hit by Juan Melo (0-4). The RedHawks ended up with runners at second and third base and nobody out.

Darryl Lawhorn (1-4) hit an RBI triple to score Salazar and Melo and give Fargo-Moohead a 4-3 lead.

Lawhorn scored on a wild pitch from third base to give the RedHawks a 5-3 lead. In the eighth inning, Kory Wayment (1-4) singled and proceeded to steal second and third base. Richard Austin (1-4) hit an RBI single to score Lawhorn and increase the lead to 6-3 for Fargo-Moorhead.

Loose Gravel: Diaz hit his league leading tenth home run in the sixth inning. He came into the game leading the Northern League with nine home runs.

The JackHammers and RedHawks will wrap up their series on Tuesday afternoon. The pre-game show starts at 1:45 p.m. and the first pitch is at 2:00 p.m. on 1340 WJOL and online at www.jackhammerbaseball.com. Nick Renault (5-2, 3.67) takes the hill for Joliet against Mark Michael (2-3, 5.88) for the RedHawks. Michael was originally scheduled to start Monday’s game but was pushed back to Tuesday afternoon with the signing of Sergent.

Great seats are available throughout the entire 2007 season! The JackHammers return home to Silver Cross Field on Wednesday, July 4^th! For tickets or for more information, please give the JackHammers a call at (815) 762-BALL (2255), go online to www.jackhammerbaseball.com or stop by the Silver Cross Field Box Office during normal business hours.

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