CARBONDALE, Ill. – University of Evansville senior outfielder Mark Shallenberger launched two home runs and drove in six runs in his first game back from injury on Friday night, as the visiting Purple Aces cruised to a 10-2 victory over the Southern Illinois Salukis at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
"What a tremendous night all the way around tonight," said UE head coach Wes Carroll. "I thought that up and down our batting order, we had different guys step up, but I really cannot say enough about the job that Mark Shallenberger did tonight.
"To not see live pitching since February and come in and have a game like tonight is incredible.