Cannon Lester had three RBIs, sparking the Southern Illinois Miners (52-35) to a 7-2 victory over the Windy City ThunderBolts (49-39) on Friday at Rent One Park.
He tripled in the fourth inning.David Harden picked up the win for the Southern Illinois Miners. Harden pitched 7 2/3 innings and allowed one earned run, eight hits and no walks while striking out four.
Despite the loss, the Windy City ThunderBolts' Dustin Williams dominated the Southern Illinois Miners' batters, giving up one run and striking out five.
Stephen Sauer (7-7) was the game's losing pitcher. He allowed six runs in 3 1/3 innings, walked one and struck out two.