The Lake Erie Crushers (32-41) shut the door early on the Southern Illinois Miners (48-26), capturing a 12-3 victory on Wednesday at Rent One Park, Marion, IL.
With six runs in the first three innings, the Lake Erie Crushers left no doubt about the eventual outcome.
and a two-run single by Austin Prott in the second inning supplied the early offense for the Lake Erie Crushers.Boo Vazquez racked up three RBIs on two hits for the Lake Erie Crushers. He homered in the fifth inning and singled in the seventh inning.
Jerrud Sabourin racked up two RBIs on two hits for the Southern Illinois Miners. He singled in the fourth inning and doubled in the sixth inning.
Brad Duffy improved to 7-3 on the year by picking up the win for the Lake Erie Crushers. He allowed three runs over five innings. He struck out six, walked two and surrendered five hits.
Brandon Cowan (1-2) was the game's losing pitcher. He allowed 10 runs in five innings, walked four and struck out five.