Brownell beat the RiverHawks for the first time in more than two years. He had a shutout until the eighth inning and finished with a five-hitter. Bronwell walked two and faced five batters over the minimum. Brownell (4-9) won for just the second time in his last nine starts.

Josh Short hit a grand slam for the Fielders. Rockford rookie Franco Valdes broke the shutout with a home run, his second against the Fielders in as many nights.

The Fielders broke a scoreless tie with a four-run second inning. Amos Ramon led off with a single and stole second base. Rockford starter Kyle Ruwe hit Jeff Dunbar and Anthony Esquer singled in Ramon. After Lake County loaded the bases, Kyle Higgins hit a sacrifice fly and Josh Short singled in two with a two-out grounder up the middle.

Each of the RiverHawks’ five rookie-classification batters were in a youthful lineup Friday, and each had at least one base hit in Rockford’s 10-8, 10-inning win at Lake County. Relievers Brett Durand and Scott Roehl combined for five scoreless innings as the RiverHawks rallied from a pair of deficits.

Rookie Bud Long was 3-for-5 with two RBI and singled in a 10th-inning run. Jay Bresnahan was 2-for-5 with two doubles. Evan McArthur and John Wagle each singled and Wagle added a run-saving diving catch. Rookie catcher Franco Valdes, who drove in four runs Friday, hit a three-run homer in a five-run fourth inning.

Veteran Victor Diaz also homered for Rockford. Lake County’s Jeff Dunbar hit a two-run homer.

The Fielders lost leads of 4-0 and 8-6. Long started a two-run rally in the seventh with a single and Bresnahan doubled him to third base. Long scored on a wild pitch and Bresnahan crossed home on a Valdes groundout to tie the game at 8-8.