NORMAL, Ill. – Indiana State baseball picked up a series opening win over Illinois State Friday night, 9-6, as the Sycamore offense went off for 11 hits and a pair of home runs. It marked the fourth-straight win for the Trees as they improve to 22-20 overall and 8-5 in the Missouri Valley.
walked away with two clutch RBIs to pad the Sycamore lead in both the seventh and ninth innings as the bullpen closed the door on the Redbirds.
Illinois State (12-32, 1-12) jumped on top in the first with a pair of runs on four hits.