The Southern Illinois Miners (31-14) beat the Florence Freedom (16-29) 12-4 on Tuesday thanks to a four-run ninth inning.
The Southern Illinois Miners scored in the ninth on an error, a wild pitch, , a double by Brendan OBrien, and a single by Vin Guglietti.
Riley Moore racked up two RBIs on three hits for the Southern Illinois Miners. He homered in the sixth inning and singled in the fourth and ninth innings.
Josh Kimborowicz recorded his seventh win of the year for the Southern Illinois Miners. He allowed four runs over five innings. He struck out three, walked three and surrendered six hits.
Jeremy Gooding ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his fifth loss of the year. He allowed six runs in five innings, walked none and struck out six.