CARBONDALE, Ill. (Interstat) — Illinois State erupted for 10 runs on 13 hits Sunday afternoon to defeat Southern Illinois 10-4 at Abe Martin Field, avoiding a three-game Missouri Valley Conference sweep.

The Redbirds (19-12) scored once in the first and broke open the game with a four-run fourth inning, highlighted by Ryan Bakes’ two-run homer. They added five more in the fifth. Bakes finished with three RBIs.

Luke Teschke earned the win for Illinois State, allowing two earned runs over five innings. Southern Illinois’ Henry Kufa went 3 for 4 with two RBIs for the Salukis (12-18), who had won the series’ first two games.