The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks opened the home portion of the pre-season schedule with a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Black Sox on Monday night at Newman Outdoor Field.
The RedHawks drew first blood in the game, getting a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning thanks to an RBI double from Brian Humphries. Humphries would come around to score on an error and a wild pitch later in the inning. The Black Sox scored single runs in the third and fourth innings to tie the game 2-2.
In the seventh inning, Fargo-Moorhead put the game away with three runs. Josh Mazzola started the scoring with an two-run single and later scored on a wild pitch. It would be all the runs the RedHawks would need.
Relief pitcher Bryce Feia earned the win with a scorless seventh inning. He allowed one hit and struck out one batter. RedHawks starter Taylor Stanton pitched 4.0 innings and allowed two runs on four hits. He struck out five batters and walked three.
The RedHawks continue the pre-season schedule with a pair of games at Shaw Park in Winnipeg, MB against the Winnipeg Goldeyes on Tuesday and Wednesday night. Both games are at 6:00 p.m. and can be streamed through the Goldeyes website at www.goldeyes.com.
