A couple of Southern Illinoisans knocked out three hits each and a third was credited with the win as John A. Logan College squeaked out a 10-9 game one victory over Southwestern Illinois Saturday afternoon at Rent One Park in Marion. Game two was postponed by rain in the fourth inning with the score tied at 6-6.

Anna-Jonesboro grad Lucas Hileman, a sophomore, had three hits and drove in three. Fellow soph and Vienna product, Derek Trovillion, added three hits, including a triple. The duo had plenty of help. Brandon Alexander had a triple and single and scored three runs. Chase Greenwell had a pair of hits and drove in a run. Mike Kozlowski, Derek Mattea and Derek Locascio all contributed one hit.

Winning pitcher for the Volunteers was sophomore Cale Wine (Coulterville) in relief of starter Luke Shearrow. Pat Kaminska earned the save with a 1-2-3 seventh inning.

“The kids battled back from some adversity early on (Logan trailed 7-0 before rallying) and that ability to come back should help a lot down the road,” said Vols head coach Jerry Halstead. “They now know they can come back and win even if they fall behind early.”

In game two, Logan again fell behind early only to tie the game at 6-6 right before the rain hit thanks to a two-run homer by Trovillion in the bottom of the third.

The Vols are now 7-2 this fall and will play two games next week. On Tuesday, Logan travels to Mayfield, Ky. to take on Mid-Continent University. On Thursday, the Vols make the trek to Centralia and will face last year’s Great Rivers Athletic Conference champion, Kaskaskia.

“There are still some things we need to improve upon, but we are starting to come together as a team. I’m getting a feel for the starting lineup and our pitching rotation,” Halstead said.