The Danville Dans (20-11) and the Terre Haute Rex (19-14) each put runners in scoring position on Thursday, but the Danville Dans capitalized on more RBI opportunities, pulling out a 7-2 win at Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stad.
Chet Simoneaux racked up two RBIs on one hit for the Danville Dans. He homered in the second inning.
The Danville Dans relied on Blake Stevens to eat up innings en route to the win. Stevens allowed one earned run, five hits and two walks while striking out one over six innings of work.
Kendall Paluch (2-4) was the game's losing pitcher. He lasted just 2 2/3 innings, walked one, struck out one, and allowed three runs.