MONROE, La. – Illinois State (3-5) started off a three-game series at Louisiana-Monroe with a 6-3 victory over the Warhawks (7-2) Friday evening.
Top Hitters:
Ryan Cermak: 3 for 4, 3 R, 1 RBI, 2 2B, HR
Braedon Blackford: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, HR
Joe Butler: 1 for 4, 1 RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
Colton Johnson: 6.0 IP, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K
Colin Wyman: 1.2 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Erik Kubiatowicz: 1.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Scoring Breakdown:
- Illinois State started off the scoring with two runs on two hits in the second inning to take a 2-0 lead
- A solo home run by Braedon Blackford (2) in the third made it 3-0 in favor of the Redbirds.
- Louisiana-Monroe got on the board in the bottom half of the third inning with two unearned runs.
- The Redbirds added a run off of a Jeremy Gaines sacrifice fly in the fourth.
- Joe Butler knocked in an insurance run with an RBI single in the fifth inning to give the Redbirds a 5-2 lead.
- ULM scored its final run in the fifth inning on an infield single and throwing error by Butler.
- Ryan Cermak laced his third extra base hit of the game for a solo home run in the sixth to make it 6-3.
Up Next:
The Redbirds and Warhawks will compete in game two of the series at 2 p.m. Saturday.
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