Hurt Homers in SIUE Win

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April 29, 2009

         PEORIA, Ill. - Mike Hurt's first-inning home run proved to be the game winner as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville held off Bradley 2-1 Wednesday night at O'Brien Field.
         SIUE, 10-29, now returns home to SimmonsCooper Complex for a single game Thursday against Missouri St. Louis before heading to Evansville for a four-game series beginning Friday. Game time against UMSL is scheduled for 7 p.m.
         The Cougars picked up a strong outing from Mitchell Fairley, who didn't allow a run in seven innings for his third win of the season. Fairley fanned five and gave up just three hits.
         Hurt's two-run home run off Bradley starter Jacob Booden drove home Mitch Matecki. It was the only scoring in the game until the bottom of the ninth.
         Bradley, which stranded 11 baserunners, would score once in the ninth but leave the bases loaded to end the game.
         Aren Cummings, who relieved Fairley with a scoreless eighth inning, got into trouble with the first two hitters reaching on singles. SIUE went to its bullpen for Andrew Beatty, who would walk two batters before securing the final out of the game. It was Beatty's second save of the season.
         SIUE outhit the Braves 9-5.
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Players Mentioned

#32 Andrew Beatty: P; 6' 1"; Senior

#26 Aren Cummings: P; 5' 10"; Senior

#54 Mitchell Fairley: P; 5' 9"; Sophomore

#15 Mike Hurt: SS; 6' 1"; Junior

#8 Mitch Matecki: SS/INF; 5' 11"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#32 Andrew Beatty
: 6' 1"; Senior
: P

#26 Aren Cummings
: 5' 10"; Senior
: P

#54 Mitchell Fairley
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: P

#15 Mike Hurt
: 6' 1"; Junior
: SS

#8 Mitch Matecki
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: SS/INF