NORMAL, Ill. – Tyrelle Chadwick turned in one of Illinois State's best pitching performances of the season and Daniel Pacella had a big day at the plate as Illinois State earned a 6-3 win over visiting UIC Saturday at Duffy Bass Field.
Chadwick allowed two earned runs on five hits over 6.2 innings, walking one and fanning eight.
Pacella went 3-for-4 from the dish with a solo home run in the fourth inning that gave the Redbirds a lead, before later contributing a double in the 6th for Illinois State (23-25 overall, 12-11 MVC).
UIC drops to 17-30 overall, 13-10 MVC.
HOW IT HAPPENED
An RBI single to left center by the Flames gave UIC an early 1-0 lead.
Illinois State tied the score in the 2nd inning off a passed ball.
The Redbirds took the lead in the 4th after a solo home run to right field by Pacella.
The lead grew to 3-1 for the Birds in the 5th thanks to an RBI triple from Josh Outlaw.
Shai Robinson provided a two-run single in the 6th inning to make the score 5-1 for ILS.
UIC cut into the deficit in the 7th with an RBI single and throwing error by the Redbirds for a 5-3 score.
The lead spread back to three in favor of the Birds at 6-3 in the 7th with a groundout by Outlaw.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Pacella records his 17th home run of the season
- Senior Joe Husak tallied his seventh save of the year, 14th in his ILS career
- Pacella now has a HR in six of seven MVC series this year
UP NEXT
The Redbirds and Flames will play the finale of their three-game series Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Redbirds will honor 10 student-athletes for their time with the program in a postgame ceremony as part of Senior Day 2025.
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