Hillsborough goes on, Newark next

The Hired Hitmen shutout the Rat Pack 7-0 to take the decisive game 5 and advance to the second round. Three Hitmen pitchers combined to hold the Rats to 6 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 13. Ryan Howard was 3-4 with 2 homers and 4 RBIs and Aubrey Huff and Nick Markakis were also 3-4 each. The Hitmen took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, then tacked on 4 runs in the third, including a 2-run Ryan Howard home run. Howard then came through again in the 7th with another 2-run shot off Derrek Lowe. The Hitmen will face Newark in a best-of-7 series starting Thursday.