Bucky Dent

CARBONDALE — Nineteen innings into the series, SIU and Northern Iowa finally got the memo this was supposed to be a softball version of Home Run Derby. Neither team went deep until Brynn Acton drilled a leadoff shot in the top of the fifth for the Panther... See more

This hasn’t been the year SIU baseball coach Lance Rhodes or his team thought it would be. Picked to finish second behind College World Series participant Murray State in the Missouri Valley Conference’s preseason poll, the Salukis are instead headed for ... See more

CARBONDALE — For SIU coach Lance Rhodes, winning two of three against Illinois State was a step in the right direction. Sunday’s 10-4 loss at Itchy Jones Stadium, though, was a reminder of what the Salukis (12-18, 3-3) have to do just to get to the Missou... See more

CARBONDALE — Freed of his own unrealistic expectations, SIU lefthander Troy Shepard is carving out a spot in his team’s weekend rotation. The latest exhibit took place Saturday night, when Shepard allowed only two hits in 5 2/3 solid innings as the Saluki... See more

CARBONDALE — Freed of his own unrealistic expectations, SIU lefthander Troy Shepard is carving out a spot in his team’s weekend rotation. The latest exhibit took place Saturday night, when Shepard allowed only two hits in 5 2/3 solid innings as the Saluki... See more