SIU Edwardsville 3, at Eastern Illinois 2

CHARLESTON, Ill. (Interstat) — Spencer Stearns pitched six innings of no-hit baseball and Chase Bloomer homered twice to lead SIU Edwardsville to a 3-2 victory over Eastern Illinois on Friday afternoon in an Ohio Valley Conference matchup at Coaches Stadium at Monier Field. Stearns, a right-hander, allowed one earned run with three strikeouts and did not surrender a hit before exiting after the sixth inning. His performance set the tone for a Cougars staff that combined to hold the Panthers to five hits. SIU Edwardsville improved to 28-21 overall and 28-16 in league play, while Eastern Illinois fell to 28-16.… Read more...