The Southern Illinois Miners (52-35) beat the Florence Freedom (38-48) 8-4 on Sunday at Rent One Park, Marion, IL behind Jay Austin, who had two extra base hits.
He singled in the fifth inning and doubled in the first and eighth innings.The Southern Illinois Miners got the win thanks in large part to Matt Bywater's dominant, seven-strikeout performance. Bywater allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk over 7 2/3 innings.
Chuck Weaver (6-6) took the loss for the Florence Freedom. He allowed six runs in seven innings, walked one and struck out six.