Southern Illinois 3, at Evansville 7

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Interstat) — Tanner Graham delivered six dominant innings and the Evansville Purple Aces capitalized on a shaky Southern Illinois bullpen to pull away for a 7-3 victory in Missouri Valley Conference baseball Saturday at Charles H. Braun Stadium. The win, played under the lights after an afternoon start, gave Evansville (13-19, 2-3 MVC) the series lead after a 10-inning triumph Friday night. Southern Illinois fell to 12-21 overall and 1-4 in conference play. The most critical sequence of the game unfolded in the bottom of the fifth inning, breaking a 3-3 deadlock and shifting momentum permanently to the… Read more...