The Utica Brewers (17-20) beat the Elmira Pioneers (25-14) 8-3 on Friday at Murnane Field behind Dan Vucovich, who had two extra base hits.
He tripled in the fifth inning, homered in the sixth inning, and singled in the seventh inning.Collin Gee had an impressive outing against the Elmira Pioneers' lineup. Gee gave up just three hits, allowed one earned run, walked three and struck out three during his six innings of work.
Mike Korchak (3-1) took the loss for the Elmira Pioneers. He allowed six runs in 5 2/3 innings, walked two and struck out four.
The Utica Brewers were sparked by Vucovich and Alex Core, who teamed up for five hits and four RBIs.