NORMAL, Ill. - Freshman Daniel Pacella hit his ninth home run of the season in the Illinois State baseball team's 8-6 loss to Murray State on Sunday at Duffy Bass Field.
Pacella moves into sole possession of third on Illinois State's list of most home runs by freshmen in program history. Frank Mustari's 16 in 1985 tops the list.
Illinois State (10-20 overall, 2-10 Missouri Valley Conference) got three scoreless innings from fourth-year junior Elijah Dale to keep Illinois State within two runs in the final three innings.
Murray State moves to 19-17 overall, 7-5 MVC.