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Southern Illinois takes first game of the season against Florence, 9-6
The Miners score five runs in the 5th on way to their third straight victory
Southern Illinois jumped out to a 7-0 lead and hung on to win their third straight game by a 9-6 score. Southern Illinois leads the Western Division of the Frontier League and the Miners won their first meeting of the year against the Freedom. The Miners sent eight batters to the plate and scored five runs in the fifth inning to take a 5-0 lead. They added two more runs in the next inning, which put the Freedom in a 7-0 hole. Florence hung tough and got back in the ballgame with a five run inning of their own. The Freedom batted around and Billy Mottram hit a two run single as the Freedom scored five runs in the bottom of the 6th inning. Southern Illinois added two more insurance runs in the top of the eighth and held off the Freedom’s rally in the bottom of the ninth to win by a score of 9-6. Chris Allen picks up the win for Southern Illinois, his fifth in five starts. Allen had only given up four total runs this season until the Freedom scored five off him in the sixth inning. The two teams continue a three game series on the last day of July at 7:05 p.m. Brent Lotito will get the ball for the Freedom; Lotito has pitched well this season and has a 2-0 record with a 1.06 ERA.
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7/30/08
Southern Illinois 9, Florence 6
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| Southern Illinois |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
2 |
| Florence |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
| Southern Illinois |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
AVG |
| J. Guzman |
2B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.100 |
| M. Scanzano |
SS |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
.284 |
| B. Miller |
1B |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
.328 |
| J. Metrpoulos |
RF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
.284 |
| T. Dorn |
DH |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.277 |
| B. Jones |
3B |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.265 |
| W. Keene |
LF |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
.278 |
| B. Goldsmith |
PH/LF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.255 |
| B. Akashian |
CAT |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
.278 |
| K. Koski |
CF |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
.276 |
| C. Allen |
PIT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| M. Phelps |
PIT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| G. Bailey |
PIT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| A. Carrasco |
PIT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| TOTALS |
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37 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
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| Florence |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
AVG |
| J. Randall |
DH |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.053 |
| J. Lex |
PH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.318 |
| G. McKinney |
CF |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.309 |
| K. Hunt |
1B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.322 |
| A. Molina |
RF |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.318 |
| W. Mottram |
2B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.310 |
| J. Welch |
3B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.288 |
| R. Basham |
LF |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
.281 |
| E. Gonzalez |
CAT |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.229 |
| E. Padilla |
SS |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.345 |
| E. Saul |
PIT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| C. Eberhart |
PIT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Y. Ibanez |
PIT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Ludwig |
PIT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| TOTALS |
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33 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
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| E--M.Scanzano 2, W.Mottram, E.Padilla. DP--SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2, FLORENCE 2. LOB--SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 8, FLORENCE 6. 2B--B.Miller (7), R.Basham (20). HR--J.Metrpoulos (13). SB--J.Guzman (1), W.Keene (4), K.Koski (11), J.Randall (1), G.McKinney (18). HBP--B.Goldsmith, K.Koski, A.Molina. SF--J.Lex. SH--B.Akashian, J.Randall. |
| Southern Illinois |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
| C. Allen (W, 5-0) |
6.0 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2.05 |
| M. Phelps |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
| G. Bailey |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.67 |
| A. Carrasco |
1.0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.88 |
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| Florence |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
ERA |
| E. Saul (L,6-2) |
5.2 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4.54 |
| C. Eberhart |
1.1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5.84 |
| Y. Ibanez |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.98 |
| Ludwig |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
| WP--C.Allen, E.Saul. HB--C.Allen, C.Eberhart, Ludwig. SO--J.Guzman 2, T.Dorn, B.Jones, W.Keene 2, G.McKinney, K.Hunt 2, A.Molina, W.Mottram, J.Welch. BB--J.Guzman, J.Metrpoulos, B.Akashian 2, J.Randall, K.Hunt, E.Padilla. |
| Time: 3:06, Attendance: 2,165 |
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