Bears, Salukis split extra long double header

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08-04-2025

CARBONDALE, Ill–The Missouri State Bears and Southern Illinois Salukis split Monday's double header.
The Bears won the opener 9-5 in ten innings while the Salukis took the nightcap 8-7 in nine innings.
Missouri State won the series two games to one to stay in first place in the Valley.
In game one, it's 2-0 Salukis when Nick Rodriguez takes this deep to right center, over the boards and gone, a solo shot it's 2-1.
It was 4-4 in the seventh, when Rodriguez takes this over the wall at the same place, another solo shot, it's 5-4 Bears.
It was 5-5 in the tenth when Rodriguez would do it again, a single to left center, Logan Dunn scores and Caden Bogenpohl beats the throw home, 7-5 Bears.
Nick Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with two homers and five RBI.
The Bears win game one 9-5 in ten.
And in the nightcap the Salukis scored four in the bottom of the seventh to send it into extra innings and went onto win 8-7.
Rodriguez hit a homer in the nightcap in a losing effort.
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