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Elijah Dale
Scott Beaton, ISU Athletics
5
Winner Illinois State ILS 16-23
4
Southern Illinois SIU 24-19
Winner
Illinois State ILS
16-23
5
Final
4
Southern Illinois SIU
24-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Illinois State ILS 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 8 2
Southern Illinois SIU 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 1

W: Kubiatowicz, Erik (3-3) L: Paul Bonzagni (7-4) S: Dale, Elijah (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Illinois State Rallies to Beat Southern Illinois, 5-4

CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball gave up a trio of runs in the opening frame but rallied to upend Southern Illinois, 5-4, on Saturday at Itchy Jones Stadium.

Illinois State (16-23 overall, 5-12 Missouri Valley Conference) tied the game in the 8th inning on an RBI single from fourth-year junior Shaydon Kubo before taking the lead in the 9th inning on an RBI single from freshman Daniel Pacella.

Third-year junior Auggie Rasmussen had a two-run homer to go with a pair of other hits while fourth-year junior Erik Kubiatowicz recorded the win after throwing two scoreless innings.

Third-year junior Elijah Dale threw a scoreless 9th inning for the save and fourth-year junior Cameron Mabee threw six innings, allowing two earned runs.

Southern Illinois moves to 24-19 overall, 11-6 MVC.

HOW IT HAPPENED

SIU scored three times in the opening frame before the 'Birds got on the board from a base hit by second-year sophomore JT Sokolove in the 2nd inning.

The Salukis led 4-1 through four innings but Rasmussen's two-run shot drew ISU to within a run after five innings.

Pacella recorded a jumping catch on the warning track to end the 6th inning on a ball that would have plated at least two Salukis as the bases were loaded.

Kubo's RBI hit in the 7th inning tied the game prior to Pacella's go-ahead RBI hit in the 9th inning.

Dale allowed a leadoff single in the 9th inning but recorded back-to-back strikeouts with runners on second and third to seal the win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Rasmussen's on-base streak moves to 19 games, the longest by a Redbird this season.

  • Rasmussen hit his ninth home run of the season.

  • Dale tallied his fourth save of the year, and his three strikeouts bump him to 45 on the season.

UP NEXT

Illinois State is scheduled to conclude the series with Southern Illinois on Sunday (1:00 p.m. CT) before traveling to Iowa Tuesday (6:05 p.m. CT)

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