Illinois State Drops Series Finale to Indiana State

NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State fell in the series rubber match, 11-1, to Indiana State on Sunday at Duffy Bass Field.

Freshman Matthew Donnison provided 2.1 innings of relief for the Redbirds (20-17 overall, 8-7 MVC), striking out four and giving up two walks.

Indiana State (29-8 overall, 12-3 MVC) is now 38-6-1 in MVC play since the start of the final series of the 2022 season and win their 15^th straight MVC series.

HOW IT HAPPENED

A pair of home runs in the 2^nd inning gave the Sycamores an early 3-0 lead before Indiana State added another run in the 3^rd inning off a bases-loaded SAC fly to make it 4-0.

Illinois State got on the board in the bottom of the 2^nd off an error by the Sycamore left fielder that saw junior Noah Rabin score and junior Tyler Herron advance to third.

The Sycamores added five runs in the 5^th inning before scoring twice in the 6^th inning to put the game into run-rule territory.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Lawrence has reached base in 23 straight games
• Illinois State pitching got out of bases-loaded situations in the 1^st and 4^th innings
• Redshirt junior Judah Morris tallied his MVC-leading 15^th double in the 4^th

UP NEXT  

Illinois State returns to the road for a midweek meeting with Northwestern on Tuesday. First pitch from Evanston is set for 3:30 p.m. CT.

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