The Lake Erie Crushers (52-42) had a tough outing on Wednesday, as the Southern Illinois Miners (59-36) dominated in a 9-1 win at All Pro Freight Stadium.

The Southern Illinois Miners scored three runs in the ninth on the Southern Illinois Miners scored in the ninth on an RBI single by Niko Vasquez and a two-run home run by Chris Burke.

Ryan Cavan did his best to jumpstart the offense for the Southern Illinois Miners, reaching base three times. He doubled in the first inning and singled in the ninth innings.

Rick Teasley got the win for the Southern Illinois Miners thanks to seven strikeouts. Teasley allowed one earned run, four hits and one walk over seven innings.

Andy Roberts ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his second loss of the year. He allowed six runs in seven innings, walked three and struck out two.