Salukis bested by Bears, slide to second in Valley

Salukis bested by Bears, slide to second in Valley

SIU baseball had their most important series of the season thus far as they played host to the Missouri State Bears, the Missouri ValleyConference preseason favorites. The Dawgs were only able to take one of the three games for their first series loss of the conference part of the schedule. The Salukis got the weekend started behind the arm of their ace, Alec Nigut. Nigut was chased from the game after surrendering 5 runs in 2 2/3 innings, 4 of …

Bears split with Salukis to close out three-game set

CARBONDALE, Ill. – Missouri State won its sixth weekend series in eight tries on the season and took over sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference Monday with a doubleheader split at Southern Illinois. The Bears (16-14, 7-2 MVC) won the opener 9-5 in 10 innings before SIU (22-9, 6-3) salvaged the finale 8-7 with a walk-off homer in the ninth. Nick Rodriguez went 6-for-9 with three homers and two doubles to lead the Bears,…