NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball team snapped its seven game losing streak with a 3-0 win over Eastern Illinois on Tuesday at Duffy Bass Field. ISU starting pitcher, Brett Wicklund tossed the complete game shutout for the 'Birds. It's the first time a pitcher has tossed nine complete innings since Jacob Hendren accomplished the same feat at Bradley on May 9, 2015.
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Pitching Breakdown:
- Brett Wicklund (W, 3-1, Starter): 9.0 IP, 3 Hits, 0 Runs, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's
Quote from Coach Holm on Wicklund's Performance
"He had everything working. He had them off balance virtually the entire outing. He could throw whatever he wanted at any time for a strike. That's Brett Wicklund right there."
Scoring Breakdown:
- The Illinois State Redbirds scored three runs in the home half of the third inning. Rave singled to start the inning, and was moved over to second base after Jordan Libman drew a walk. Aeilts singled up the middle to bring home Rave for the first run of the game. Next, Joe Butler moved both runners over in the inning with a sacrifice bunt. Then, Peterson doubled to right field to bring home Libman and Aeilts. ISU led EIU 3-0 after the inning.
- Brett Wicklund retired the first 13 batters he faced in the game. Eastern's first hit in the game came off a single in the fifth inning.
- Wicklund faced 30 Panthers in the game that was completed in less than two hours. Illinois State defeated Eastern Illinois by a final score of 3-0.
Up Next:
Illinois State will travel to Iowa tomorrow to take on the Hawkeyes. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. For updates on Illinois State Baseball, follow the Redbirds on Twitter (@RedbirdBaseball) and Instagram (@isuredbirdbaseball).
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