Joe Staley had two extra base hits, sparking the Joliet Slammers (38-51) to a 7-4 victory over the Windy City ThunderBolts (38-51) on Saturday at Standard Bank Stadium.

Michael Carden kept contact to a minimum, striking out six the Windy City ThunderBolts batters. Carden allowed two earned runs on seven hits and two walks over seven innings.

Mike Torres had a hot bat for the Windy City ThunderBolts. Torres went 3-5, drove in one and scored two runs. He homered in the sixth inning and singled in the first and seventh innings.

The Joliet Slammers had no answer for James Ferguson, who kept runners off the basepaths in his appearance. Ferguson held the Joliet Slammers hitless over two innings, allowed no earned runs, walked one and struck out three.

Austin Wright couldn't get it done on the mound for the Windy City ThunderBolts, taking a loss. He lasted just seven innings, walked two, struck out seven, and allowed four runs.

The Joliet Slammers were sparked by Max Casper and Staley, who teamed up for six hits and two RBIs.