The River City Rascals (21-28) jumped out to an early lead, but were unable to hold on and lost 4-3 to the Southern Illinois Miners (28-21) on Friday.

An RBI single by Phil Butler gave the Southern Illinois Miners the lead in the tenth inning.

Preston Vancil allowed three earned runs, six hits and one walk while striking out three over eight innings of work.

John Colella improved to 1-0 on the year by picking up the win for the Southern Illinois Miners. He struck out two, walked one and surrendered no hits.

Gabriel Shaw couldn't get it done on the bump for the River City Rascals, taking a loss. He lasted just two innings, walked one, struck out three, and allowed two runs.