EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (Interstat) — Jase Phillips delivered six strong innings and the SIU Edwardsville Cougars completed a three-game Ohio Valley Conference sweep of the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles with a 6-2 victory Sunday afternoon at Roy E. Lee Field.

Phillips allowed two earned runs on five hits to earn the win, rebounding from a rough outing his last time out. The Cougars provided early support, erasing a 2-1 deficit with two runs in the second inning on an RBI triple by Cooper Eggert and a run-scoring groundout. Mack Mitchell added a solo home run in the third.

Tennessee Tech’s runs came on solo homers by Nash Crowell in the second inning and Jorsixt Jimenez in the sixth. Carter Casabella took the loss for the Golden Eagles, who fell to 9-19. SIU Edwardsville improved to .500 at 14-14. Joseph Martin and Easton Harris combined for three scoreless innings of relief to secure the win. Sean Kang drove in two runs for the Cougars.