Eastern Illinois 7, at Western Illinois 1

MACOMB, Ill. (Interstat) — Tyler Conklin tossed seven dominant innings and the Eastern Illinois Panthers defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks 7-1 on Thursday afternoon at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup. Conklin allowed one earned run on zero hits while striking out six over seven innings, improving his record after a tough-luck loss to SIU Edwardsville on May 8. He retired the first six batters he faced, and after a rocky first inning, he settled into a rhythm that kept the Leathernecks off the scoreboard for the remainder of his outing. A.J. Hiestand followed with two… Read more...