BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Illinois State (2-10) split on the second day of the Hilltopper Spring Fling as the Redbirds earned a win over the Dayton Flyers (1-6), but lost 4-3, in walk-off fashion, to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (11-1).
Junior pitcher Hannah Ross tossed a one-hitter, complete game shutout against the Flyers in a 1-0 victory for the Redbirds in the first game of the day. Ross' complete game is the first of her career as is the shutout, and it is the first complete game thrown by a Redbirds pitcher this season.