Carson Bartels of the Southern Illinois Miners

Huge First Inning Leads Miners over ThunderBolts

Marion, IL - The Southern Illinois Miners scored eight runs with two outs in the bottom of the first inning on Sunday night against the Windy City ThunderBolts and coasted from there to an 8-2 win in the rubber game of the weekend series at Rent One Park. With Yeltsin Gudiño on second base against Windy City starter Kenny Mathews (3-7) and two out in the initial frame, the Miners pounced. Jared Mang knocked an RBI sing... Full Story