CARBONDALE, Ill. – No. 2 Indiana State and No. 4 Southern Illinois went toe-to-toe Friday afternoon at Itchy Jones Stadium with the Sycamores coming out on top over the Salukis 11-8 to advance in the winners' bracket of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
Indiana State scored runs in seven of the nine innings, putting the leadoff man on base in five innings. The Sycamores picked up production throughout the order as every player in the lineup recorded a base hit or an RBI.
Redshirt junior Jordan Schaffer became the third Sycamore in as many games to hit multiple home runs in a single game after connecting on two against the Salukis.