Southern Illinois takes series opener over River City behind pitching, power swings
Source: Frontier League News
Marion, IL (July 24, 2018) – The Southern Illinois Miners opened up their longest homestand of the season on Tuesday night at Rent One Park with a 6-1 victory over the River City Rascals, using strong pitching and power at the plate to take the series opener. Nolan Earley got the game started in the bottom of the first inning with a solo home run to right-center field, his eighth on the season, putting the Miners up 1-0. They would also add to their lead with solo shots in the fourth and fifth innings off of rookie right-hander Dalton Roach (0-1), with Chance Shepard arching his 16thof the year out to left field in the fourth and Joe Duncan clearing the fence in left as well leading off the fifth inning, building the lead up to 3-0. Meanwhile, on the mound, Steven Ridings was busy compiling a gem, as he retired the first nine batters he faced and carried a no-hitter through five innings. River City broke up the shutout with an RBI groundout by Zach Lavy in the seventh inning after back-to-back hits by Paul Kronenfeld and Mike Jurgella, but Ridings (6-4) completed his start by striking out J.D.…
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