JONESBORO, Ark. - The Illinois State baseball team clinches its series at Arkansas State with a 12-8 win behind 15 Redbird hits on Saturday at Tomlinson Stadium.
Five Redbirds (4-2 overall) had multiple hits but third-year junior Auggie Rasmussen (7th-inning go-ahead home run) and fourth-year juniors Greg Nichols (9th-inning double) and Shay Kubo (9th-inning single) all recorded key two-RBI hits.
Fourth-year junior Erik Kubiatowicz was credited with the win after throwing 2.2 scoreless innings while fifth-year senior Jared Hart tallied his first save of 2023 by recording the final six outs against the Red Wolves (3-3 overall).