Flyers pick up win in series opener with Rockford

SCHAUMBURG -- The Flyers (7-17) were able to fend off a two out, top of the ninth rally by the RiverHawks (9-13) to pick up a 6-4 win, their seventh of the season. The RiverHawks banged out back to back singles with two outs in the top of the ninth with DH Patrick O'Sullivan at the plate, but Joshua Giles was able to close out his 2.1 inning save effort by inducing a fly ball to right.

The bats started off hot for both teams with Rockford jumping on the board early with back to back home runs by Patrick O'Sullivan and Rich Austin.

In the bottom of the second inning, the Schaumburg bats weren't too far behind. Joe Nowicki started things off with a single down the left field line and then advanced to third on an errant pick off attempt by Rockford catcher Travis Scott. After a groundout by Andre Marshall that scored Nowicki, three straight hits by Chris Schultz, Tom Fitzgerald, and Joe Pauley and an error by left fielder Kevin House, Schaumburg was able to tack three more runs on in the inning.

The Flyers continued to put runs on the board in the third with a Joey Gomes solo home run that cleared the party deck out in left field.

The RiverHawks struck back in the fourth when Jake Eigsti reached on an error by third baseman Brandon Newton, and Kevin House drove him home with a two out blast, bringing the score to 5-4 Flyers.

In the bottom of the frame, Schaumburg was able to scrape out one more run after Fitzgerald reached on his second hit of the day and was driven in on a two out Travis Brown double.

The last five inning were dominated by pitching. Schaumburg starter Alain Quijano (1-3) picked up his first win of the year, tossing 6.2 inning giving up five hits , three earned runs, two walks and striking out four. The losing pitcher for Rockford was Kyle Ruwe (0-4), who tossed five innings, gave up 11 hits, three earned runs, one walk and struck out four. The save went to Joshua Giles.

The Flyers and RiverHawks will continue their series at Alexian Field tomorrow night, as Schaumburg look to get on a roll with their first winning streak of the season. It's also Two for Tuesday, where Miller and Pepsi products are just $2.