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23 hours ago | thesouthern.com | Matt Cagle

MURPHYSBORO — A game-changing sixth inning took Carbondale from a 5-2 deficit to a 9-5 lead, and that turned out to be the final score in nonconference baseball action Wednesday. The first five hitters for Carbondale reached base safely to start the inning. Tyler Karayiannis, Reese Hand, and Ethan Kessler all singled. Karayiannis scored on Kessler’s single to make it a 5-3 deficit. kAm%@?J p?46== H2=<65 E@ =@25 E96 32D6D 2?5 6?5 E96 52J 7@C E96 #65 s6G:=D’ DE2CE:?8 A:E496C[ }2E92? tG2?D]k^AmkAmqCJD@?

1 day ago | thesouthern.com | John Homan |Matt Cagle

NASHVILLE — Last week’s No. 1 team is also this week’s No. 1 team in The Southern Illinoisan’s coverage area. The Nashville Hornets baseball team this spring remains undefeated. Now standing 16-0 overall and a perfect 7-0 in the Mississippi Division of the River-to-River Conference, the boys from Washington County procured wins the last week or so over Du Quoin, Carlyle, Anna-Jonesboro, and Benton. kAm%9:D H66<[ E96 w@C?6ED H:== 9@DE $A2CE2 W(65?6D52JX 2?5 !:?4<?6JG:==6 @?

1 day ago | thesouthern.com | Matt Cagle

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1 day ago | thesouthern.com | Matt Cagle

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1 day ago | thesouthern.com | John Homan

CARTERVILLE — Carterville Lions pitcher Caidence Phillips got all the runs she needed (one) in the first inning en route to tossing a complete-game no-hit shutout Tuesday in a 6-0 win over visiting Harrisburg. It was Phillips's third no-no of the season, but first covering seven innings. The other two (Paducah Tilghman and Anna-Jonesboro) were five-inning contests. kAm!9:==:AD W`b\_ @? E96 DAC:?8X DECF4< @FE `a w2CC:D3FC8 32EE6CD[ :?4=F5:?8 D6G6? :?