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Libman DH
4
Winner Illinois State ILS 6-2
3
Murray St. MUR 2-7
Winner
Illinois State ILS
6-2
4
Final
3
Murray St. MUR
2-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Illinois State ILS 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0
Murray St. MUR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 5 3

W: Headrick, Brent (1-0) L: McMURRAY (0-2) S: Gilmore, Jacob (2)

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Illinois State ILS 6-3
5
Winner Murray St. MUR 3-7
Illinois State ILS
6-3
4
Final
5
Murray St. MUR
3-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Illinois State ILS 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 1
Murray St. MUR 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 9 3

W: HAYES, Peyton (1-0) L: Bronke, Jackson (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Matthew Gocken

Baseball Splits Doubleheader with Racers, lose on walk-off in Game Two

MURRAY, Ky. – The Illinois State baseball team split a doubleheader with Murray State Friday afternoon. The Redbirds defeated the Racers 4-3 in game one. Murray State beat Illinois State 5-4 in game two on a walk-off two-run double.

Redbird Performers Game 1

Top Hitters:

Pitching Breakdown:

Scoring Breakdown:

  • In the top of the second inning, Hays tripled to center to bring home Butler for the first run of the game giving ISU the 1-0 lead. Carpenter grounded out to bring home Hays later in the inning to give the 'Birds the 2-0 lead after the second.
  • Butler hit a sacrifice fly in the third to score Libman to give ISU the 3-0 lead after three innings.
  • The Racers would score two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to trim the lead to just one run after five.
  • Parola singled in the top of the seventh as Huggins would score to give the Redbirds a 4-2 lead.
  • The Racers scored one run in the bottom of the eighth inning to make the score 4-3 in favor of the Redbirds. ISU would hang on to the lead winning 4-3 in game one.

Redbird Performers Game 2

Top Hitters:

  • Jordan Libman: 2-for-5, HR, 3 RBIs, 1 Run
  • John Rave: 2-for-5, HR, 2B, 1 RBI, 2 Runs

Pitching Breakdown:

Scoring Breakdown:

  • Murray State scored on a single to center in the bottom of the second inning to give the Racers a 1-0 lead over the Redbirds.
  • In the top of the third, Libman blasted a three-run home run to give ISU a 3-1 lead over Murray State after three innings.
  • The Racers scored a run in the bottom of the sixth to cut the 'Birds lead in half.
  • Murray State scored on an error in the bottom of the eighth inning to tie the game at three runs apiece.
  • In the top of the ninth inning, Rave homered to give ISU the lead back at 4-3.
  • The Racers would respond in the bottom half of the inning, as a double with the bases loaded scored two runs. Murray State defeated Illinois State 5-4 in game two of the doubleheader.

Quote from Coach Holm on the Doubleheader Split and Getting Refocused for Tomorrow
"I believe we will be focused for tomorrow. In the first game, Johnson and Gilmore did a great job of pounding the zone late in the game. We unfortunately didn't do that in the second game and it bit us."

Up Next:
Illinois State will face off against Murray State tomorrow in the series finale. First pitch tomorrow is scheduled for 1 p.m. For updates on Illinois State Baseball, follow the Redbirds on Twitter (@RedbirdBaseball) and Instagram (@isuredbirdbaseball).

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