Chillicothe scored eight runs in the top of the first inning and cruised to a 15-1 drubbing of Slippery Rock in Prospect League baseball action at Jack Critchfield Park Sunday afternoon.

Sliders' starter Cody Dearth got just one out, giving up eight runs and six hits.

Derek Carr and Sam Sivilotti each had two hits for Slippery Rock (9-18), which closed the first half of the season with the worst record in the league.