Southern Illinois 2, at Illinois-Chicago 7

MURRAY, Ky. (Interstat) — Ashton Kampa’s three-run homer in the eighth inning broke open a tight contest and propelled Illinois-Chicago to a 7-2 victory over Southern Illinois on Sunday in the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship. The Flames, the seed in the tournament, improved to 27-27 overall and captured their first MVC tournament title since 2022. Southern Illinois, the seed, finished 27-32 after dropping the championship game. Illinois-Chicago rapped out 10 hits, while the Salukis managed only three — a solo home run by Kristian Sprawling, a double by Michael Mylott and a single by Mason Schwalbach. The game began… Read more...