The Hannibal Cavemen (24-34) beat the Danville Dans (30-28) 5-2 on Saturday at Clemens Field behind Brandon Bentson, who went 2-4.
He doubled in the second inning and singled in the seventh innings.The Hannibal Cavemen relied on Jake Eikleberry to eat up innings en route to the win. Eikleberry allowed one earned run, five hits and one walk while striking out three over nine innings of work.
The Danville Dans were led by Trevor Rucker's hitting. Rucker went 2-4 and drove in one. He singled in the second inning and doubled in the fourth innings.
AJ Childerson ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his sixth loss of the year. He lasted just 2 1/3 innings, walked one, struck out none, and allowed three runs.