NORMAN, Okla. – Illinois State (2-6) scored five runs in the third inning en route to a 7-4 victory over No. 23 Oklahoma (7-2) Saturday in the second game of a doubleheader. The Sooners took the first game of the afternoon, 3-2.
Redbird Performers Game 1
Top Hitters:
Aidan Huggins: 3 for 4, 3 RBIs
Jeremy Gaines: 2 for 3, 1 R
Pitching Breakdown:
Sean Sinisko: 6.1 IP, 6 hits, 2 runs, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
Erik Kubiatowicz: 1.2 IP, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Scoring Breakdown:
- Justin Mitchell drove in the game's first run with an RBI double in the second to make it 1-0.
- The Redbirds tied things up at 1-1 in the fifth with an RBI single by Aidan Huggins.
- A solo home run by Oklahoma's Tyler Hardman gave the Sooners back the lead at 2-1 in the sixth inning.
- Huggins added another run-scoring hit in the seventh to again tie the game.
- Oklahoma again regained the lead on a sacrifice fly by Peyton Graham in the eighth.
Redbird Performers Game 2
Top Hitters:
Joe Butler: 2 for 4, 4 RBI, 2 R HR
Braedon Blackford: 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 2 R, HR
Pitching Breakdown:
Jack Anderson: 3.1 IP, 4 hits, 3 runs, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Brady Huffman: 0.2 IP, 1 hit, 1 runs, 1 earned runs, 0 BB, 1 K
Michael Sebby: 2.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Derek Salata: 2.0 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Jacob Gilmore: 0.2 IP, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Jackson Bronke: 0.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Scoring Breakdown:
- The Redbirds poured in five runs on four hits in the third inning, including a grand slam by Joe Butler. Braedon Blackford hit a solo shot the very next at-bat to give the Redbirds a 5-0 lead.
- Brady Lindsly hit a three-run bomb off of Anderson in the fourth to trim to ISU advantage to 5-3.
- Oklahoma added another run in the fifth inning on a wild pitch.
- Aidan Huggins added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, scoring Butler. Blackford scored on a wild pitch later in the frame to make it 7-4.
- An RBI double by Conor McKenna pulled the Sooners to within two at 7-5 in the ninth inning, but Jackson Bronke came in and got a huge out to seal the deal for the Redbirds.
Up Next:
The Redbirds will be back in action at 4 p.m. Friday at Louisiana-Monroe in the first game of a three-game series.
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