CARBONDALE, Ill. – After tying the game in the top of the ninth inning, the University of Evansville baseball team fell in heart-breaking fashion on Saturday afternoon as Southern Illinois' Greg Lambert cleared the wall in left center with a walk-off three-run blast to down the Purple Aces in 5-2 fashion at Itchy Jones Stadium.
Lambert, who finished the day 2-for-3 at the plate, secured the first series decision of the conference season for the Salukis, who improved to 14-14 overall and 2-0 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Meanwhile, the Aces dropped to 8-19 and 0-2 in the league.