The Boise Hawks rode a solid outing from starting pitcher Ian Dickson to a 2-1 victory over the Yakima Bears on Tuesday night at Memorial Stadium.

The win — Boise’s second straight — marked the beginning of the second half of the season. Boise (1-0) went 13-25 in the first half.

Dickson went six innings without allowing a hit. He struck out four batters.

The game marked the debut of Dan Vogelbach. The 6-foot, 250-pound first baseman was selected in the second round of the 2011 draft. Vogelbach went 2-for-4 with a double.

Michael Hamann retired the final two Bears batters to earn his first save. Jaimer Candelario went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and one run scored.