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August 1, 2006 - Northern League (NL) News Release


FARGO - Craig Ringe's RBI-single capped a two-out, ninth inning rally and gave the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks a 2-1 win over the Schaumburg Flyers at Newman Outdoor Field.

With two outs, the bases empty, and the score tied 1-1, Kory Wayment singled, stole second base, went to third on a throwing error, and scored on Ringe's base hit up the middle.

Starting pitchers Matt Bailie of Schaumburg and Brion Treadway of Fargo-Moorhead engaged in a pitcher's duel. Bailie allowed 1 run over six innings, striking out seven, while Treadway went eight innings, yielding a run on just two hits while striking out nine.

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GARY - Jay Pecci had two hits, including a two-run triple, and Tanner Townssend had three hits and scored two runs to lead the Gary SouthShore RailCats to a 6-5 win over the Calgary Vipers at U. S. Steel Yard.

Townsend led off the game with a single for Gary, the first of four hits in a three-run first inning. The RailCats added three runs in the second inning, helped by Townsend's bunt single and keyed by Pecci's two-run triple, as the RailCats built a 6-2 lead.

Calgary rallied with two runs in the seventh and one in the ninth, but left the bases loaded in the final inning when Gary closer Pete Sikaras induced Brandon Rogers to ground out to Pecci to end the game.

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KANSAS CITY - John Lackaff's RBI-single in the eighth inning lifted the Joliet JackHammers to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City T-Bones at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, ending the JackHammers five-game losing streak.

In the eighth, Mike Goss hit a leadoff single, advanced to second on Blake Gill's sacrifice bunt, and score on Lackaff's base hit, break a 3-3 tie.

Kansas City had tied the game on Chad Sosebee's solo homer off David Manning (3-4) in the bottom of the seventh.

Mikael Jova had two hits, including a solo homer for Joliet. JackHammers closer Amad Stephens recorded the final four outs to preserve the one-run win, earning his 13th save.

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