Southern Illinois 6, at Bradley 2

PEORIA, Ill. (Interstat) — Troy Shepard authored a historic performance on the mound Saturday, carrying a no-hit bid into the ninth inning to lead Southern Illinois to a 6-2 victory over Bradley in Missouri Valley Conference baseball at Dozer Park. The Salukis (15-22, 2-0 MVC) secured the series win after taking the opener 10-1 on Friday. The Braves fell to 8-31 overall and 1-7 in conference play. The story of the game was Shepard’s dominance. The Southern Illinois right-hander was untouchable for eight innings, facing just two batters over the minimum. He struck out 12, walked two and hit two… Read more...