Jake McCaw
Image is courtesy of goredbirds.com. NORMAL, Ill.- The Valparaiso Beacons offense came alive to take game two of the series against Illinois State 10-2. After a cold start in game one, the top of the lineup caught fire for the Beacons. Kyle Schmack hit his first of two home runs in the fourth inning to […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL – In his first start on the season, Redbird pitcher Jared Hart threw 6 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit on 66 pitches. Hart is mostly used as a setup man out of the bullpen, but head coach Steve Holm gave him the nod to start Friday night. Hart’s command […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Redbird baseball team defeated in-state foe Illinois by a score of 10-1 at Duffy Bass Field Tuesday night. It was all Redbirds from the second inning and on in the first matchup between Illinois State and Illinois since 2019. Illinois State scored in five straight innings […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com JONESBORO, Ar. -N0 home games? No problem. After outscoring the Western Carolina Catamounts 28-15 in a three-game sweep last weekend, the Illinois State Redbirds baseball team (4-2) will visit Arkansas State (2-4) starting on Friday. The first Redbird series sweep since 2019 was made possible by a flock of Redbirds who […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- 1-0 to start the season is good, but 1-0 to start the season against the second-best team in the country is great. The Illinois State Redbirds baseball team led off their season with a bang Friday afternoon, going to Fayetteville and taking down the #2 Arkansas by […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Somewhere way south of the snowy plains of Normal, there is sun and grass waiting to play ball. The Arkansas Razorbacks have longed for it, coming off a 2021 SEC Championship and NCAA Super Regional exit. They’ll have another chance starting in just over a week, but their visiting opponent should not […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- Ahead of the first pitch of the 2022 season, the Illinois State baseball team already has high expectations. Tuesday the Missouri Valley Conference announced both their preseason team and coaches poll, highlighting both fifth-year junior Jake McCaw and third-year sophomore Ryan Cermak. The ‘Birds also were voted to finish […]
NORMAL, Ill- The Illinois State baseball team has concluded a productive fall season as they look to improve on their 23-34 record in the 2021 spring season. Coach Steve Holm has high expectations coming into his fourth season with the Birds’. Coach Holm made the improvements on the infield defense as that was one of […]
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