NORMAL, Ill. – Fifth-year junior Jared Hart and fifth-year senior Colin Wyman combined for a three-hit shutout of Valparaiso as Illinois State won, 7-0, on Friday in the series opener at Duffy Bass Field.
Hart went 5.1 innings before allowing a hit, recording five strikeouts in six scoreless innings. Wyman earned his first career save after throwing three scoreless innings and allowing two hits.
Third-year sophomore Greg Nichols and fifth-year junior Jake McCaw each homered for the Redbirds (13-15 overall, 2-2 Missouri Valley Conference).