NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball team limited Missouri State to just four runs on the day as the Redbirds won 4-3 on a walk-off error in game one and 3-1 in game two on Saturday at Duffy Bass Field.
Third-year freshman Sean Sinisko fired a complete in game two, fanning six batters while limiting MSU to five hits. The Bears (16-22 overall, 6-13 overall) only had a runner reach second base in the 3rd inning for game two.
Second-year freshman Jordan Lussier threw five innings with two earned runs in game one while fourth-year junior Colin Wyman tossed three scoreless innings out of the ISU bullpen.
Fourth-year sophomore Jake McCaw launched a home run in game two to lead the Redbird offensive attack.
Illinois State (21-29 overall, 11-12 Missouri Valley Conference) now has a seven-game winning streak at home.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game One
Illinois State scored the first two runs of the game before Missouri State evened it at 2-2 after three and a half innings.
Fourth-year junior Kyle Soberano doubled to left field to plate fifth-year senior Joe Butler.
MSU tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the 6th inning.
In the 7th inning, second-year freshman Ryan Cermak made a pair of highlight-reel catches before Joe Butler made a sliding catch of his own.
In the 8th inning (extra innings), Wyman left the placed runner stranded on second base. Fourth-year junior Tyson Hays laid down a bunt that Missouri State threw away, scoring McCaw.
Game Two
Hays and Cermak each posted RBI singles in the 1st inning prior to Missouri State plated a run in the 3rd inning.
McCaw unleashed a 109 MPH, 378-foot home run to put the Redbirds up 3-1 after six innings.
Sinisko ensured MSU did not threaten the remainder of the way.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORES
- Missouri State did not record an extra-base hit in either game.
- McCaw has 30 hits in his last 61 at-bats. McCaw was 1-for-4 in game one and 2-for-3 in game two.
- Soberano recorded three hits and seven assists on the day. He has yet to make an error at second base.
UP NEXT
Illinois State is scheduled to face Missouri State in a single game on Sunday at 1:00 on ESPN3. ISU will honor 10 seniors following the conclusion of the game.
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