NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State dropped the middle game of the three-game series to Evansville on Friday evening at Duffy Bass Field, 11-8. The Redbirds scored six runs in the seventh inning and two runs in the eighth but would ultimately come up short. The Redbirds (31-22, 13-7 MVC) will try to take the rubber match of the series tomorrow afternoon as the first pitch has been moved to 12 p.m.
Top Hitters
- Joe Aeilts, Joe Butler, and Gunner Peterson: 2 hits each
Pitching Breakdown:
Quote from Coach Holm on the stakes of tomorrow's game
"They all know what is on the line, and we just have to come out with a better mentality from the get-go.