CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball gave up a trio of runs in the opening frame but rallied to upend Southern Illinois, 5-4, on Saturday at Itchy Jones Stadium.
Illinois State (16-23 overall, 5-12 Missouri Valley Conference) tied the game in the 8th inning on an RBI single from fourth-year junior Shaydon Kubo before taking the lead in the 9th inning on an RBI single from freshman Daniel Pacella.
Third-year junior Auggie Rasmussen had a two-run homer to go with a pair of other hits while fourth-year junior Erik Kubiatowicz recorded the win after throwing two scoreless innings.