The Rockford Aviators (19-19) beat the Lake Erie Crushers (20-20) 4-3 on Tuesday at Aviator Stadium behind Tyger Pederson, who went 3-3 at the plate.
He singled in the third, fifth, and eighth innings.Kyle Brueggemann handled the Lake Erie Crushers' lineup with ease, racking up six strikeouts. Brueggemann allowed three earned runs, five hits and one walk over seven innings.
Emmanuel Quiles had two extra-base hits for the Lake Erie Crushers. He doubled in the first inning, homered in the sixth inning, and singled in the eighth inning.
Mickey Jannis held the Rockford Aviators scoreless for six innings. Jannis allowed seven hits, no walks and struck out three.
Josh Smoker recorded his first win of the year for the Rockford Aviators. Smoker struck out two, walked none and gave up one hit.
Trevor Longfellow couldn't get it done on the hill for the Lake Erie Crushers, taking a loss. He lasted just one-third of an inning, walked none, struck out none, and allowed one run.