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Illinois State University Athletics

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Dennis Banks
10
Winner Minnesota MINN 4-18
3
Illinois State ILS 6-9
Winner
Minnesota MINN
4-18
10
Final
3
Illinois State ILS
6-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota MINN 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 10 12 1
Illinois State ILS 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 10 0

W: Ben Shepard (1-1) L: Harper, Thomas (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Four 1st-Inning Runs Allowed Doom Illinois State in 10-3 Loss to Minnesota

NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State baseball team never recovered from allowing four 1st-inning runs in Tuesday's 10-3 loss to Minnesota at Duffy Bass Field as Redbird pitchers conceded 12 hits and 11 free passes.

Illinois State (6-9 overall) also hit into two double plays in the first three innings while leaving the bases loaded in the 5th inning and stranding two baserunners in both the 7th and 8th innings.

Fifth-year senior Dylan Swarmer had a home run reduced to a triple after the umpire deemed he had missed home plate to go with a pair of singles to lead the Redbirds. Second-year sophomore Noah Rabin also had a trio of hits.

The Golden Gophers improved to 4-18 overall.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Highlighted by four 1st-inning runs, Minnesota scored the game's first six runs.

The Redbirds got on the board in the 5th inning via an error and bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to cut the deficit to 6-2 but the Golden Gophers responded with a pair of runs in the 6th inning.

Swarmer smacked a 405-foot home run to plate Rabin in the bottom of the inning but was ruled out after the home plate umpire ruled that Swarmer had not touched home plate.

Minnesota added a pair of runs in the 9th inning.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

  • Swarmer and Rabin each recorded their first three-hit game of 2023.

  • Third-year sophomore Judah Morris recorded his first career hit in his second start of the season.

  • Illinois State suffered its first loss in its all-cream uniforms.

UP NEXT  

Illinois State is scheduled to play Minnesota at 1:00 p.m. CT at Duffy Bass Field.

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