Illinois States success from Saturday continued into Sunday as the Redbirds had three victories in the final day of the Illinois State Fall Classic held at the Redbird Softball Complex.
The Illinois State White Team opened the day with a 3-0 victory over the St. Xavier Cougars.
Then, the Illinois State Red Team came from behind to beat the Illinois Central College Cougars, 5-4. The Redbirds were down 1-4 after the second inning and scored three runs in the top of the third inning to tie the game. The Cougars made a couple of errors in the sixth inning, which allowed the Redbirds to score a run and record the victory.
The final game of the tournament was an intersquad match up between the Illinois State White Team and the Illinois State Red Team. The Red Team came from behind to pull out the win, 5-4.
Head coach
Melinda Fischer said she saw good production from all of her players, and the Redbirds accomplished what they sought out to do.
We saw a lot of action and a lot of drive and determination from everyone, said Fischer. When we had a lead, we kept it and we fought hard to pull out all of the victories.
We need to work on our defense. We are not where we want to be yet, but we know what to do to get there, added Fischer.
The Redbirds will continue their fall season next Sunday, September 15, when they travel to Orland Park, Ill. to compete in the Chicagoland Fall Classic.
Below are results from the final day of the Illinois State Fall Classic:
Game 1 Game 2
St. Xavier 0 ICC 4
Illinois State Red 3 Illinois State White 5
Game 3 Game 4
ICC 6 Illinois State Red 5
St. Xavier 3 Illinois State White 4
