Official Site of the Redbirds · Mar 7, 2021
'Birds Fall Flat in Series Final; Topped at SEMO, 8-1
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Fresh off a 13-run offensive output, the Illinois State baseball team's bats fell flat at SEMO as the team dropped the series finale, 8-1, on Sunday at Capaha Field.
Fifth-year senior Joe Butler was 2-for-4 with a home run, double, RBI, and run scored for Illinois State (3-6 overall). The run was his 100th career run scored, becoming the 44th Redbird to score 100 career runs.
Fifth-year senior Jordan Libman was also 2-for-4, recording his third-straight two-hit game and extending his season-opening hitting streak to nine games.
SEMO (5-6 overall) got seven of its 10 hits out of the 7-8-9 batters in the lineup.
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