The Cardinals swept the Riverhawks in DH over the weekend

Game 1 Cardinals 7 (8-4, 6-1), Riverhawks 5 (6-14, 4-9). WP- Trevor Smoot (1-1). LP- Tripp Templeton (1-4)

• The first run of the game came in the top of the 4^th inning off an error made by the Riverhawks. In the bottom of the 4^th the Riverhawks answered back with a run off a single and another run from an error. 2-1 Riverhawks
• The Cardinals regained the lead in the 5^th inning by scoring 3 runs off of a fly out and 2 singles. 5-2 Cardinals
• The Riverhawks scored in the 6^th inning with 2 singles that brought in 3 runs to tie up the game at 5 a piece. 5-5 
• The Cardinals took the lead in the 7^th inning off a 2-run homerun by Dwayne Thomas. 7-5 Cardinals

Game 2 Cardinals 10 (9-4, 7-1), Riverhawks 7 (6-15, 4-10). WP- Jason Skeen (2-1). LP- Matt Johnson (1-3)

• In the 1^st inning the Cardinals scored 2 RBIs off a double and a single. 2-0 Cardinals
• In the 3^rd inning the Riverhawks took the lead by scoring 3 runs off a double and a single. 3-2 Riverhawks
• The Cardinals regained the lead in the 4^th by scoring 3 runs off two errors and a wild pitch. 6-3 Cardinals
• The Cardinals scored 3 more runs off an error and a double. The Riverhawks answered back with 4 runs in the bottom of the inning by scoring off a wild pitch, a single, and a double. 9-7 Cardinals
• The last run of the game came in the top of the 7^th from an RBI double. 10-7 Cardinals

Standout Stats

• In the first game, Dwayne Thomas had 2 hits and 2 RBIs
• Alex Elliott also had 1 hit and 2 RBIs
• Austin Galda got the save and pitched a scoreless inning with no hits
• In the second game, Dwayne Thomas, Tomas Martinez, Caleb Bailey, and Chris Pizarro all had 2 hits and brought in 6 RBIs
• Jimmy Jaecksch got a 2.1 inning save only allowing 2 hits and getting 5 strikeouts