EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - The Illinois State baseball team defeated the SIUE Cougars, 9-3, on the road Wednesday evening. The Redbirds scored seven runs across the 1st and 2nd innings to get ahead early.
The win moves Illinois State to 10-13 in 2025 while SIUE drops to 10-13 overall.
Top Hitters:
Pitching Breakdown:
- Ryan Weaver (W, 1-3): 6.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K's
- Toby Schriefer: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's
- Matthew Donnison: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's
Scoring Breakdown:
- Shai Robinson tripled home Kyle Gibson in the top of the 1st to break open the scoring before Daniel Pacella added a sac fly as ILS led 2-0 after an inning.
- The Redbirds saw Josh Outlaw send out his first home run as a Redbird in the top of the 2nd to expand the lead to 4-0.
- Judah Morris tallied RBIs no. 27 and 28 with an RBI double in the 2nd to make it 6-0.
- ILS padded their lead with an RBI groundout by Brayden Bakes and RBI single from Kyle Gibson as the Birds led 8-0 after three innings
- The lead grew to 9-0 in the 4th with an RBI single by Outlaw, his third RBI of the game
- SIUE got on the board in the bottom of the 7th with a pair of runs following an ILS error
- The Cougars added one in the 9th with a solo home run
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Judah Morris extended his on-base streak to 20 games, longest by a Redbird this season
- Josh Outlaw sent out his first home run as a Redbird
- Ryan Weaver set a new career high with seven strikeouts
UP NEXT
Illinois State returns home and will host Murray State in the second weekend of MVC action from Friday-Sunday. The series gets underway at 5 PM from Duffy Bass Field on Friday.
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