DALLAS, Texas. – Illinois State lost its final game Sunday afternoon at Dallas Baptist by a final score of 11-4. The Redbirds took an early 2-0 lead after the top of the first, but would lose the game and the series. Illinois State drops to 27-17, 9-3 MVC.
Top Hitters
Pitching Breakdown:
- Matt Walker (L, 3-6, Starter): 4.2 IP, 7 Hits, 5 Runs, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K's
- Colton Johnson: 2.0 IP, 3 Hits, 2 Runs, 2 ER, 2 BB
- Jack Anderson: 0.2 IP, 5 Hits, 4 Run, 4 ER, 1 K
- Michael Sebby: 0.2 IP, 0 Hits, 1 K
Quote from Coach Holm on his takeaways from the series
"We made too many mistakes to beat a good club especially when you are at their house. When you lose it exposes some things, and now we get a chance to work on those things."
Scoring Breakdown:
- Libman hit a two-run home run to right-center field in the first inning that put ISU up, 2-0. DBU responded with a run in the home half of the inning to make the score, 2-1.
- In the third inning, Joe Butler singled up the middle to score Libman to extend the Redbirds lead to 3-1. The Patriots scored four runs in the home half of the inning to go up 5-3.
- The Patriots scored one run in the sixth inning on a double to extend their lead to 6-3.
- Gaines singled home Rave in the top of the seventh inning to trim the lead to 6-4. Dallas Baptist responded with a run in the home half of the inning to make the score 7-4.
- DBU would tack on four more runs in the home half of the eighth inning to extend its lead to 11-4, as that would conclude the scoring in the game.
Up Next:
The Redbirds return to action on Tuesday at Northwestern with the first pitch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. For updates on Illinois State Baseball, follow the Redbirds on Twitter (@RedbirdBaseball) and Instagram (@isuredbirdbaseball).
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