Southern Illinois 1, at Illinois-Chicago 11

MURRAY, Ky. (Interstat) — Mason Lei pitched seven strong innings as Illinois-Chicago routed Southern Illinois 11-1 in a Missouri Valley Conference game Thursday afternoon at Reagan Field. Lei allowed one earned run on five hits and struck out eight without issuing a walk. The right-hander improved to 6-2 on the season after his third consecutive quality start. He previously threw six scoreless innings in a win over Bradley on May 14 and seven shutout frames against Illinois State on May 8. The Flames improved to 25-27 overall and broke a two-game losing streak. The Salukis fell to 24-31. Illinois-Chicago erupted… Read more...