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FARGO, ND -- The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks used timely hitting and solid pitching to top the Winnipeg Goldeyes 4-2 before a standing room only crowd of 4,571 on Saturday night at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo, ND.

The RedHawks struck first with two in the bottom first. Ronnie Bourquin opened up the scoring with a solo home run to right field when he got his pitch on the 3-1 count.  Bourquin’s third home run of the year gave the ‘Hawks lead 1-0. Swinging a hot bat, Carroll tripled the very next at-bat, and Petey Paramore got himself an RBI by doubling down the right field line, plating Carroll.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes answered immediately in the top of the second inning, when Donnie Webb singled to right field and Josh Mazzola found a gap in the right center for a triple, which brought Webb home. Casey Haerther then tied the game at 2 with a broken bat single.

RedHawks did not leave the game tied for long, as they scored one in the bottom of the second to regain the lead, courtesy of Bourquin. His sacrifice fly scored Brandon Newton, after Newton, Anthony Kaskadden and Zach Penprase had back-to-back-to-back singles.

It was Fargo-Moorhead striking again in the bottom of the fourth, adding a another run. Newton found a gap for a single and Kaskadden hit a second single of his own. Carroll got the job done with a sacrifice fly into deep center field, scoring Newton to make the score 4-2 RedHawks.

RedHawks starter Jake Laber (3-1) picked up the win.  He pitched 5.0+ innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts.  Matt Jackson (3-2) took the loss for Winnipeg, and RedHawks closer Nate Garica picked up his eighth save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning.

Last matchup of the three-game series is schedule for tomorrow with a first pitch at 1:00 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets by calling (701) 235-6161 or by logging on fmredhawks.com.