TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Illinois State baseball team was clicking on all cylinders on Thursday at Bob Warn Field as junior Daniel Pacella and senior Judah Morris each blasted a pair of home runs to lead the Redbirds to a 11-4 win over Indiana State.
Top Hitters:
Pitching Breakdown:
- Tyrelle Chadwick (W, 5-3): 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
- Michael Addari: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's
- MacCallan Conklin: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB
Scoring Breakdown:
- The Redbirds got on the scoreboard first, as Pacella sent out a two-run home run in the 1st for a 2-0 lead
- ILS went back-to-back in the 1st with a solo home run from Judah Morris, building the lead to 3-0
- Indiana State responded with a two-run home run of their own in the bottom of the 1st to trim the margin to 3-2
- ILS scored the game's next seven runs to make it 10-2. Of the seven runs for the Birds, five came via home runs by Pacella (2nd inning – two-run), Luke Stulga (3rd inning – two-run), and Morris (5th – solo).
- The Sycamores added their third run of the night in the 8th with the bases loaded, pushing the score to 10-3
- After a sac fly by ILS in the top of the 9th, Indiana State pushed across one more in the bottom of the frame for the final spread of 11-4.
Inside the Box Score:
- ILS totaled five home runs on Thursday night, the first time since March 2024 (vs NIU)
- Thursday marks the first road win over INS for the Redbirds since April 2022
- Three Redbirds recorded a pair of runs on Thursday (Noah Smith, Pacella, Morris)
UP NEXT
Illinois State will continue the series against Indiana State with a 5:30 PM CT first pitch on Friday night at Bob Warn Field.
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