CHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2013\u00a0Southern Illinois erased an early deficit and briefly took the lead late, but Queens answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth to hand the Salukis a 9-8 loss Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
Queens jumped out in front in the opening inning on a two-run home run from Mitchell Basterrechea before SIU responded in the fourth. Tim Simay<\/a> lifted a sacrifice fly to center to plate Kaleb Hall<\/a>, and Kristian Sprawling<\/a> followed with a two-run home run to left to put the Salukis in front 3-2.<\/p>\n The Royals regained the lead with single runs in the fifth and sixth innings, including a solo homer from Gage Doss in the sixth to make it 5-3.<\/p>\n SIU chipped away in the seventh when Jacob McKenzie<\/a> launched a solo shot to left, then broke through with a four-run eighth inning to move back in front. Hall drove in a run with a sacrifice fly before Simay worked a bases-loaded walk to bring home another. Sprawling followed with an RBI single to tie the game, and the go-ahead run later scored on a passed ball as the Salukis took an 8-5 lead into the bottom half of the inning.<\/p>\n Queens answered immediately, however, as Ryan Brown and Thomas Mathay each connected for solo home runs in the eighth to pull the Royals within one.<\/p>\n In the ninth, the Royals loaded the bases before Kendall McDowell lifted a sacrifice fly to right to tie the game. Brown then followed with another sacrifice fly to center to bring home the winning run.<\/p>\n SIU finished with 13 hits on the night. McKenzie led the way with three hits and a home run, while Sprawling drove in three runs with a homer and a single. Hall added two hits and an RBI.<\/p>\n Troy Shepard<\/a> struck out nine over 4.2 innings in the start for the Salukis. Dylan Petrey<\/a> (0-2) was charged with the loss after allowing the winning run in the ninth.<\/p>\n UP NEXT
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