VALPARAISO, Ind. – The Illinois State baseball team cruised past Valparaiso, 10-3, on Saturday at Emory G. Bauer Field in the Redbirds' final game of the 2023 season after falling one game behind the Beacons in the Missouri Valley Conference standings and missing the MVC Tournament.
Fifth-year senior Derek Salata struck out nine over seven innings in his final start while freshman Daniel Pacella blasted his 16th home run and tallied with 55th and 56th RBIs of the 2023 season.
Third-year junior Luke Cheng recorded three hits for a seven-hit weekend and third-year junior Auggie Rasmussen had three hits and three steals.