Eastern Illinois 9, at Western Illinois 8

MACOMB, Ill. (Interstat) — Eastern Illinois held off a furious Western Illinois comeback to win 9-8 on Friday afternoon and evening at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup. The Panthers improved to 30-19 overall and 15-34 for the Leathernecks, who dropped to 15-34. Bryce Riggs delivered a bounce-back start for Eastern Illinois after a rough outing against SIU Edwardsville. The right-hander pitched six innings, allowing no hits and three earned runs while striking out five. He did not surrender a hit but walked three batters and was charged with three runs on a walk, a hit… Read more...