EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Interstat) — Graham Mastros homered twice and drove in six runs Sunday as Illinois State routed Evansville 15-9 at Charles H. Braun Stadium to salvage the finale of their Missouri Valley Conference series.

The Redbirds (17-10) erupted for 18 hits, scoring five runs in the first inning and never trailing. Mastros hit a three-run homer in the first and another in the second. Louis Bussard added four hits and three RBIs.

Luke Teschke earned the win for Illinois State, allowing one earned run over five innings. Evansville (7-18) scored six runs over the final four innings but could not overcome the early deficit. Parker MacCauley provided 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief for the Purple Aces.