The Battalion and Cubs faced off for the second half of the home-and-home on Friday night in front of a packed house at Heritage Park.

The Cubs sent Alex Gagne to the mound while the Battalion sent Andrew Goddard out for hist first career start.

The Battalion got to Gagne early as the scored a run in the first off a 2 out, broken bat, single by Musashi Takara.

The Cubs would respond in a big way, tallying 3 of their own in the bottom of the first. The would add 2 more in the 2nd to make it 5-1 after 2 complete.

The Battalion offense woke up a bit in the 3rd inning, plating 2 runs with the help of 3 walks and 7 wild pitches. Matt MacIntyre extended his hit streak to 5 games with an RBI infield single.

The Cubs responded right away, scoring 2 more in the bottom half to make it 7-3 after 3.

After taking a foul ball to the jaw in the top of the 4th, the home plate umpire had to leave the game, leaving in one umpire for the rest of the game.

Goddard was able to settle down and throw a scoreless 4th inning to finish his night with 4IP, 5ER, 5H, 3K, 5BB

The Battalion would cut the lead to 7-4 going into the 6th. Josh Jones and Ben Milinkovich started off the 6th with back to back singles before Steve Renaud drew a 2 out walk to load the bases for Takara. He would add to his torrid start with a 2 RBI single, that also scored Renaud on a throwing error, tying the game at 7.

This chased Gagne from the game, who ended with a line of 6IP, 6ER, 5H, 9BB, 11K.

Casey Floyd, who took over for Goddard in the 5th, was outstanding. The only trouble he saw was in the bottom of 6 where he had a runner on 3rd and no out. He was able to get the next three batters to keep the game tied. With the tie, Floyd improved his all time record to 2-2-1

Neither team was able to score a run in the 7th, and the game ended in a 7-7 tie.

The Battalion are back at it on Tuesday, looking to redeem themselves against the Ottawa Outlaws.

Mad Jack Player of the Game

Casey Floyd became the first ever Mad Jack Player of the Game to show up an hour and a half late for the game. Floyd was dominant in his 3 innings of work, only seeing 2 over the minimum. His final line was 3IP, 0R, 1K, 1BB, 1H.