Southern Illinois 10, at Bradley 1

PEORIA, Ill. (Interstat) — Southern Illinois broke open a tight Missouri Valley Conference contest with a six-run sixth inning, highlighted by Cecil Lofton’s grand slam, and rode dominant pitching to a 10-1 victory over Bradley on Friday night at Dozer Park. The Salukis (14-22, 3-7 MVC) sent 11 batters to the plate in the decisive sixth, capitalizing on a Bradley error to ignite the rally. With the bases loaded and one out, Kye Watson lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to score an unearned run. After a hit-by-pitch reloaded the bases, Lofton connected on a 1-0 pitch from reliever… Read more...