Over 5,400 fans helped "white out" Rent One Park, the home of the Southern Illinois Miners, for the team's 5-4 win over the Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti on Saturday night. A local sponsor provided the white Miners T-shirts to the first 5,000 fans at the game.Over 5,400 fans helped "white out" Rent One Park, the home of the Southern Illinois Miners (independent; Frontier League), for the team's 5-4 win over the Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti on Saturday night. A local sponsor, Heartland Regional Medical Center, provided the white Miners T-shirts to the first 5,000 fans at the game.
In 2008, Miners fans produced a "black out" at the ballpark when the team also wore custom black Miners jerseys and pants. This was a follow up to the "gold out" in the Miners inaugural 2007 season.