Miami (Ohio) Blanks Southern Illinois Behind Harrison’s Big Night
CARBONDALE, Ill. (Interstat) — Tommy Harrison homered and drove in four runs as Miami (Ohio) routed Southern Illinois 11-0 on Wednesday evening at Abe Martin Field.
Harrison went 3 for 3 with a double and a two-run homer in the seventh inning. The Redhawks (7-1) scored once in the first, three times in the fourth and four times in the seventh, amassing 11 hits.
Eight Miami pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout. Luke Ross, Jake Tedesco and Landon Fulk each recorded a strikeout in their inning of work. The Salukis (1-6) managed just five singles.
Gio De Graauw provided a bright spot for Southern Illinois, striking out two in two-thirds of an inning of relief. The loss was the fifth straight for the Salukis.