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Photo courtesy of Nickolas Parra NORMAL, Ill. – Wind, rain, and seasonally low temperatures were felt at Duffy Bass Field Saturday. But the Redbirds and Bears played on, and ISU claimed victory in both games of the day. The first game was scheduled to be a seven-inning contest. Seven innings weren’t enough to determine the […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- Great pitching and a huge run in the bottom of the sixth inning helped propel the way for Illinois State baseball on Friday, as the Redbirds (19-29, 9-12 MVC) defeated Missouri State (16-20, 6-11 MVC) to take the weekend series opener against the Bears. Redshirt senior Colton Johnson tossed six […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Saturday saw the Redbirds host conference-rival Northern Iowa in doubleheader action. Illinois State won game one in comeback fashion, while game two ended after five innings in a blowout. In game one, the ‘Birds fell down 4-2 after five-and-a-half innings. In the bottom of the sixth, though, ISU […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- Clutch hitting and elite defense led the way for Illinois State baseball on Sunday, as the Redbirds (16-22, 7-5 MVC) defeated Evansville (20-18, 5-10 MVC) 3-1 to capture a game and series win against their conference foe. Third-year freshman Sean Sinisko tossed seven scoreless innings with six strikeouts, five […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- Saturday the Illinois State baseball team (15-22, 6-5 MVC) swept Evansville (20-17, 5-9 MVC) in both games of a doubleheader, only a day after falling 12-0 in Friday’s series opener. They took a rainy first game 6-3, behind a home run and two RBIs from Ryan Cermak and a six inning, five-strikeout, two-run winning outing from pitcher Jordan […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Softball team hosted their I-74 rivals, the Bradley Braves in a double-header. After a tough 3-2 loss to Southern Illinois on Sunday, the Redbirds bounced back on Thursday afternoon, beating the braves not once, but twice in a double-header sweep. The Redbirds shut out the braves in both games, winning […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, ILL. – Illinois State Women’s basketball star JuJu Redmond will be taking her extra year of NCAA eligibility and will return for her final season with the Redbirds. After spending her first two year at Tallahassee Community College Redmond has blossomed into an excellent two-way player for Illinois State. She […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.-The Illinois State Redbirds to the Southern Illinois Salukis three runs to two. ISU still secured the series win after sweeping yesterday’s double header. Mack Leonard takes the loss for the Redbirds while Sarah Harness secures the win for the Salukis. Southern Illinois got off to an early lead after […]
After missing all last weekend due to weather, the Illinois State softball team started strong in day one of their weekend series against Southern Illinois, winning both games of a doubleheader. The Redbirds had a big day behind pitcher Morgan Day, who got a win in both games. In game one, she pitched a complete game and gave up […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The fourth-seeded Illinois State women’s soccer team fell to the number one seed, Loyola Chicago Ramblers with a final score of 2-1. With this loss, the Redbirds were officially eliminated from the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, thus ending their season with an overall record of 4-7-1. Both teams came […]