Valparaiso 4, at Southern Illinois 6

CARBONDALE, Ill. (Interstat) — Southern Illinois defeated Valparaiso 6-4 on Thursday afternoon at Abe Martin Field in a Missouri Valley Conference game that saw the Salukis overcome an early deficit and hold off a late Beacon rally. The Salukis improved to 22-29, while Valparaiso fell to 11-36. The teams are scheduled to meet again Friday and Saturday in Carbondale. Southern Illinois struck first in the bottom of the first inning. Julio Guerrero singled and later scored on an RBI single by Cecil Lofton. Jacob McKenzie, who had walked, came home on a fielder’s choice by Tim Simay, giving the Salukis… Read more...