AVON, Ohio - Andrew Davis posted four hits in four at-bats and Phil Rummel won his second straight start as the Lake Erie Crushers defeated the Windy City ThunderBolts 6-2 Sunday evening at All Pro Freight Stadium in front of 3,572 in a matchup of the last three Frontier League Champions.

The Crushers posted a run in the bottom of the first when Davis struck for the first time. He singled home Dom Duggan, who reached on a bunt single, to give Lake Erie the 1-0 advantage. Windy City answered immediately as Mike Torres knocked in Zach Aakhus with an RBI-single to tie the score in the second.

The game would remain tied until the Crushers struck for three runs in the fifth. Eddie Tisdale was hit by a pitch and Arden McWilliams walked before both scored on a single off the bat of Lee Huggins. Consecutive singles by Joel Collins and Dom Duggan loaded the bases for Andrew Davis, who singled for the second time to make the score 4-1. Eddie Tisdale scored on a passed ball in the sixth to push the lead to 5-1.

Windy City left the bases loaded in the sixth and scored a run on J.T. Restko's single in the seventh, but the efforts proved in vain. Lake Erie added a final insurance run in the seventh on an RBI double by Tisdale to score Davis.

Phil Rummel was once again solid at home, pitching six innings allowing one earned run, the first he's been charged with at All Pro Freight Stadium this season. His home ERA is 0.50. He won his second consecutive start and scattered six hits while striking out two.

The Crushers totaled 11 hits in the game. Andrew Davis finished 4-for-4 while Dom Duggan notched a pair of singles.

Game two of the three-game series is set for tomorrow at 7:05 p.m. RHP Matt Smith (4-1, 2.42) is scheduled to starter for the Crushers while the Thunderbolts (15-13) send RHP Ryan Quigley (2-1, 4.97) to the mound.

EXTRA SWINGS
- Jodam Rivera singled in the seventh to extend his team season long hitting streak to eight games

- Eddie Tisdale reached base three times and scored a pair of runs

- The four hits by Davis is a single game high for the Crushers; Lake Erie players had posted three hits in a game 17 times

- Lake Erie is 8-3 when posting 10 or more hits this season; All but one member of the lineup reached base