The Chillicothe Paints (3-1) beat the Quincy Gems (3-2) 7-2 on Tuesday at VA Memorial Stadium behind Joe Hoscheit, who had two extra base hits.
He doubled in the fourth inning and tripled in the fifth inning.Adam McGinnis had two extra-base hits for the Quincy Gems. He singled in the fifth inning and doubled in the first and seventh innings.
Jason Byers improved to 2-0 on the year by picking up the win for the Chillicothe Paints. He allowed two runs over six innings. He struck out three, walked three and surrendered eight hits.
Jake Busiek couldn't get it done on the mound for the Quincy Gems, taking a loss. He allowed seven runs in eight innings, walked two and struck out five.
The Chillicothe Paints' Matt Hopfner, Ronnie Dawson, Deion Tansel and Hoscheit combined for eight hits and five RBIs.