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Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University baseball team open Missouri Valley Conference play with a three-game sweep over the Belmont Bruins this weekend. Game one on March 20 saw Sophomore Brayden Bakes go 4-5 with three home runs, five total RBIs and three runs of his own. Bakes […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL, Ill. – Over the past two weeks, the Illinois State University baseball team experienced a mix of explosive offense, standout individual performances, and inconsistent results, finishing the period with notable wins and a series victory. The Redbirds started with a tough 12–5 loss at Southern Indiana, despite a […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State University baseball team dropped two of three to Middle Tennessee State in their three-game weekend series. The Redbirds were struck down in the first two games of the series, losing 13-3 in seven innings on Friday and losing 8-2 on Saturday. Their lone win […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University Baseball team travels to Murfreesboro, Tenn. for a three game weekend series against the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. On Feb. 25, ISU routed Alabama A&M 14-2 in seven innings. Redshirt Sophomore Brayden Bakes stays hot at the dish, going 2-4 with […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbird baseball team fell 5-3 in the final game of the Snowbird Classic to Miami Ohio, falling to 5-2 in their first seven games of the regular season. ISU saw Luke Teschke start giving up one earned run in 2 innings pitched. He […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University baseball team defeated the University of Massachusetts – Lowell 12-1 in their first game of the Snowbird Classic in Charlotte, Florida. The Redbirds defeated the River Hawks in their fourth win of the 2026 season. The win came in eight innings with […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University dropped game three of their three game series against Southeast Missouri State University on Sunday, falling 10-1. The Rebirds regressed heavily offensively, with their lone run coming from a Brayden Bakes home run in the top of the fourth inning. Bakes would be […]
Image Courtesy of Sam Collins NORMAL, Ill. – The road to Omaha begins for Illinois State Redbird baseball as they get set for the 2026 campaign when they travel to Cape Girardeau, MO to battle the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks in a three game weekend series. Last season, ISU finished .500 going 28-28 in the […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics The Illinois State baseball team has made a new hire at the assistant coach position, hiring Tony Jandron. Tony Jandron has been building his reputation as a successful coach in every program he has been a part of. He was the assistant at Central Michigan for five seasons before […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics CHAMPAIGN, Ill – On Tuesday night, the Illinois State Redbirds baseball team headed South to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in a midweek matchup. The two in-state rivals went back and forth for much of the night but it ended up being ISU that got the upper hand over […]