The Southern Illinois Miners (53-30) took down the Rockford Aviators (44-39) 11-5 on Saturday at Aviator Stadium after slamming the Rockford Aviators with six runs in the fifth inning.

The Southern Illinois Miners scored in the fifth on a single by Craig Massey, an RBI double by Michael Earley, a two-run single by Frank Martinez, a single by Niko Vasquez, an RBI single by Jerrud Sabourin, and.

Martinez racked up three RBIs on three hits for the Southern Illinois Miners.

Brandon Cowan put together a nice outing. The Rockford Aviators managed just three hits off of Cowan, who allowed one earned run, walked one and struck out five during his four innings of work.

Brian Bistagne racked up two RBIs on one hit for the Rockford Aviators. He doubled in the fifth inning.

Ryan Brockett got the win, running his season record to 3-2. He allowed four runs over five innings. Brockett struck out three, walked four and gave up six hits.

Kyle Brueggemann (6-5) was the game's losing pitcher. He allowed eight runs in four innings, walked two and struck out four.