NORMAL — Staff aces Colton Johnson of Illinois State and Geremy Guerrero of Indiana State did not disappoint in the first game of a Missouri Valley Conference doubleheader Friday at Duffy Bass Field.
The Redbird defense did.
Johnson pitched around the first three ISU errors, but the fourth miscue did Johnson and the Redbirds in.
No. 23-ranked Indiana State scored three unearned runs in the sixth inning and upended ISU, 4-2. In the nightcap, the Redbirds struggled with another lefty starter sporting considerably less impressive credentials in a 6-1 loss.
ISU slipped to 11-17 overall and 3-3 in the MVC, while the Sycamores moved to 15-7 in their first conference action.