The Cincinnati Steam (9-1) pounded the Hamilton Joes (8-3) on Thursday 10-4 at McLeary Fld (Western Hills HS).

The Cincinnati Steam scored five runs in the fifth on the Cincinnati Steam scored in the fifth on a groundout by Kyle Dockus, , , and a double by Cole Murphy.

Murphy racked up six RBIs on three hits for the Cincinnati Steam.

Matt Kent improved to 1-0 on the year by picking up the win for the Cincinnati Steam. He allowed three runs over five innings. Kent struck out two, walked one and gave up 10 hits.

Alex Schraffenberger ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his first loss of the year. He lasted just 3 2/3 innings, walked two, struck out three, and allowed five runs.