Steve Marino had three RBIs as the Southern Illinois Miners (54-36) took home a 5-3 victory over the Traverse City Beach Bums (36-54) at Wuerfel Park on Thursday.
He homered in the seventh inning.The Southern Illinois Miners got the win thanks in large part to Rick Teasley's dominant, six-strikeout performance. Teasley allowed three earned runs, five hits and no walks over seven innings.
Despite the loss, the Traverse City Beach Bums' Ian MacDougall dominated the Southern Illinois Miners' batters, giving up three runs and striking out five.
Chuck Ghysels couldn't get it done on the mound for the Traverse City Beach Bums, taking a loss. He lasted just one inning, walked none, struck out two, and allowed two runs.