Petkac

LORAIN, Ohio — Despite committing eight errors, the Slippery Rock Sliders grabbed a 6-4, 10-inning victory over North Coast Wednesday.

Jacob Petkac had two of Slippery Rock's five doubles to key the offense. SRU trailed 3-1 before scoring three runs in the eighth inning.

North Coast had tied the game in the bottom of the ninth inning, but the Sliders regained the lead for good.

Kenny Stoneback had a double, a single and scored two runs, and Derek Diruscia added two hits to pace the Sliders (11-11), who had eight different players record at least one of the team's 11 hits.

Mike Devine couldn't earn the save in the ninth, but picked up the win in his two innings of work. All six outs were recorded by strikeouts to drop his ERA to 0.61.

The Knights (9-10), who had scored single runs in the first three innings, received three hits from Robbie Monday, including a double and two hits from Adam Derner.

Brennan Smith received a no-decision for North Coast as he allowed one run and six hits over six innings with seven strikeouts and no walks.

Butler 9, Dupage 6

DUPAGE, Ill. — Butler jumped out to an 8-0 lead with four runs in each of the second and fifth innings, but had to hold on in a 9-6 victory over the Dupage Dragons Wednesday.

Brian Billigen, who improved his batting average to .405, went 3-for-4, including a home run, with two runs scored and four RBI to power Butler (12-12).

Brett Zurliene added a double, a single and two RBI Brian Youchak and Frank Esposito chipped in with two hits apiece, the latter of which included a double.

The Dragons (9-11), who used a six-run fifth inning to claw its way back, received three hits from Grant Fillipitch and two RBI from Andrew Brauer.