A magnificent effort by Joey Burney led the DeKalb County Liners (3-1) to an 8-6 win over the Chicago Zephyrs (1-3) on Wednesday at Waubonsee CC.

Burney racked up six RBIs on two hits for the DeKalb County Liners. He homered in the sixth and eighth innings.

The teams traded runs for most of the contest, leading to four lead changes in the game.

Tanner Funke recorded his first win for the DeKalb County Liners even though he allowed six runs over nine innings. Funke struck out four, walked two and gave up nine hits.

Alan Frank (0-1) was the game's losing pitcher. He lasted just three innings, walked none, struck out one, and allowed three runs.