CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball team fell short at Illinois Field on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 4-2. The Redbirds scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning, but ultimately fell short in the comeback effort.
Top Hitters:
Pitching Breakdown:
- Jeff Lindgren (L, 2-2, Starter): 6.0 IP, 8 Hits, 3 Runs, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K's
- Mitch Vogrin: 2.0 IP, 2 Hits, 1 Run, 1 ER, Â 1 BB, 1 K
Quote from Coach Holm on the comeback effort
"We played much better today than yesterday. Lindgren did a great job of pitching through traffic and minimizing. Sometimes you got to tip your cap to the other pitcher. He did a great job all day. We finally got to him, but it was obviously a little late."
Scoring Breakdown:
- Illinois scored in the bottom of the second inning on a single up the middle to go up 1-0 on Illinois State.
- The Fighting Illini added a run in the bottom of the fourth on a double to right field to plate a run to go up 2-0.
- Illinois scored another run in the bottom of the fifth inning on a single to increase its lead to 3-0.
- Illinois increased the lead in the home half of the seventh inning on a double to left-center field to go up 4-0 on Illinois State.
- The Redbirds battled back in the top of the ninth inning, as Aeilts doubled to left-center to score John Rave to make the score 4-1. Joe Butler singled to left in the inning to plate Aeilts. The 'Birds scored two runs in the inning, but the comeback fell short. Illinois defeated Illinois State 4-2.
Up Next:
Illinois State will take on Illinois tomorrow for the series finale. The game has been moved up an hour. First pitch is now scheduled for noon. For updates on Illinois State Baseball, follow the Redbirds on Twitter (@RedbirdBaseball) and Instagram (@isuredbirdbaseball).
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