Cougars Stun Defending GLVC Champions

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March 19, 2005

        O'FALLON, MO. - Southern Illinois University picked up a pair of three-hit shutouts from Kyle Jones and Cameron Cheek in a sweep over Northern Kentucky in college baseball action Saturday at T.R. Hughes Ballpark.
        The Cougars, 7-6 overall and 2-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, defeated the Norse 1-0 in eight innings in game one and 4-0 in the second game. The Norse, the defending GLVC champions, fall to 5-7 overall and 0-2 in the GLVC.
        Jones, 3-1, had a no-hitter going into the sixth inning as he outdueled NKU ace Derrik Moeves, the 2004 GLVC Pitcher of the Year. Jones struck out seven and walked four.
        SIUE catcher Jake Smith drove home the game-winning run in the eighth with a single through the left side of the infield, scoring Jeremy Bond from third. Smith's hit came with two outs.
        In the nightcap, Smith blasted a two-run homer in the third inning off NKU starter-loser Paul David Patterson. Bond collected SIUE's two other RBIs with singles in the fourth and sixth innings.
        Cheek's was equally as strong as Jones from the first game. He struck out six and walked just one. No Northern Kentucky runner made it past second as Cheek improved to 2-1.
        Both teams return Sunday for a noon doubleheader.
                -siue cougars-

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Players Mentioned

#24 Cameron Cheek: P/3B; 6' 3"; Junior

#39 Kyle Jones: P; 6' 4"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#24 Cameron Cheek
: 6' 3"; Junior
: P/3B

#39 Kyle Jones
: 6' 4"; Junior
: P

Players Mentioned

#24 Cameron Cheek

#39 Kyle Jones

Players Mentioned

#24 Cameron Cheek

#39 Kyle Jones