Wausau, Wis.- In limited action, Eau Claire outfielder Zach Gilles (Central Michigan) and closer Victor Chavez (Scottsdale CC) represented the Express well in a losing effort for the North Division on Tuesday night.
Gilles, entering the game as pinch-hitter, went 1-2 with a single up the middle in his first at-bat, while Chavez got the North out of a jam with a strikeout in the seventh.
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