NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State baseball will return to action tomorrow when the team heads to Evanston to play the Northwestern Wildcats in a nonconference matchup. The first pitch at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
Illinois State Redbirds (27-17, 9-3 MVC)
The Redbirds come into the mid-week matchup on a two-game skid after a conference series loss at Dallas Baptist. The 'Birds led in all three games against the Patriots, but were ultimately outscored 32-16 on the weekend. After the weekend, ISU still leads the Missouri Valley Conference in five different statistical categories as a team. The Redbirds lead the conference in batting average (.317), at-bats (436), hits (138), doubles (33), and home runs (16).
Northwestern Wildcats (18-22, 6-9 Big Ten)
The Wildcats also come into the series after a weekend conference series loss against Michigan State. The Spartans outscored the Wildcats 18-8 in the series. Northwestern is 66th in country with 59 stolen bases and ranked 60th nationally in stolen bases per game (1.48).
Series History
Northwestern leads Illinois State in the all-time series, holding a 14-8 advantage. The Redbirds won the last matchup between the two teams back in 2016 by a score of 10-4 in the Snowbird Classic.
Game Information
Live stats will be available the game online at GoRedbirds.com. Fans can also watch the game on BTN Plus on BTN2Go. For updates on Illinois State baseball, follow the Redbirds on Twitter (@RedbirdBaseball) and Instagram (@isuredbirdbaseball).
GoRedbirds.com and the Illinois State Redbirds App:Â Your sources for Illinois State tickets, Weisbecker Scholarship Fund gifts, multimedia, Redbird merchandise, photos and more.
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