Miners fall to Rippers in late-innings loss
Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Miners squander late chances in a 3-2 defeat to the London Rippers in Frontier League action. Matt Fields notes the need to capitalize as outs on the bases undermine the rally, while London seals the win on Zach Larson’s ninth inning homer.
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London Rippers
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Jake Kaase
Mark Samuelson
Chad Maddox
London
Zach Larson
Ryan Quigley
Steve Jahnke
Southern Southern Illinois
Jim Vahalik
Runner of Steel aims for Pirates World Series glory
A lifelong runner plans to tackle the Pittsburgh Marathon yearly until the Pirates win the World Series. The narrator, age 70 plus, details past races with family, bucket list twists, and medical hurdles, plus the push to become the oldest marathoner while detouring around Dawg Jogs and repeat losses. Peterson page 3B.
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Carbondale
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Forrest
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Pirates
Bass Fishing: Johnson and Shoot win Scout tourney at Crab Orchard
Ron Johnson and Tyson Shoot topped the Boy Scout tournament at Crab Orchard with a 91 pound win over Jack and Ben Dean. Johnson’s 6.74 pound largemouth was the big fish of the event, caught about 1:15 p.m. as nerves ran high before the 2 p.m. weigh-in.
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Ron Johnson
Crab Orchard
Johnson
Tyson Shoot
Jack
Ben Dean
Ben
Livewell
Deans
Aaron Eisenhauer
SIU Baseball Heads To MVC Tournament With Momentum
SIU Salukis finally halted a seven game skid by sweeping IPFW in a weekend series. First baseman Chris Serritella boosted his single season doubles record to 24 while batting .400 over the series and adding six walks.
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SIU
Chris Serritella
Serritella
Matt Brewer
Dodgers Rally Past Cardinals Behind Van Slyke Pinch Homer
Dodgers beat the Cardinals 6-5 as Scott Van Slyke homered in the seventh, giving Los Angeles a go ahead shot. Elian Herrera opened the rally with a single, and Javy Guerra earned the win to complete a three game sweep.
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Scott van Slyke
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Kyle Lohse
Elian Herrera
Dodgers
Victor Marte
Bobby Abreu
Mark Rzepcczynski
van Slyke
Andy van Slyke
Andre Ethier
Javy Guerra
San Francisco
Kenley Jansen
Chad Billingsley
Goreville Freshman Sydnee Rushing Leads 7-0 Regional Win
Goreville Blackcats 30 4 defeated Cobden 7-0 in the Elvorado Regional final as freshman pitcher Sydnee Rushing pitched dominant innings. She shut out Cobden twice this season and the team extended its five straight wins in the series. Her father teaches at Goreville and she said she didn t know the rivalry well before this season.
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Cobden
Elvorado
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