Illinois State Falls in 14-10 Decision to Missouri State

NORMAL, Ill. – Despite leading after six innings, the Illinois State baseball team dropped a 14-10 contest to Missouri State.

Illinois State (21-22 overall, 10-9 Missouri Valley Conference) allowed six runs in the 8th inning to trail, 14-9. 

Senior Judah Morris tallied two home runs while senior Daniel Contreras and sophomore Graham Mastros recorded multiple RBIs.

Missouri State moves to 24-19 overall, 14-5 MVC.

Top Hitters:

• Judah Morris: 2-for-3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
• Graham Mastros: 3-for-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI
• Daniel Contreras: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, R

Pitching Breakdown:

• Thomas Harper: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 5 BB
• Ryan Weaver: 1.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's
• Tresdon Rybarczyk (L, 3-2): 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER
• Joe Husak: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 4 ER, 3 BB
• Matthew Donnison: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB
• Braden Roesch: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Scoring Breakdown:

• The Bears got on the board first with back-to-back home runs in the top of the 1st
• ISU responded with home runs from Shai Robinson and Judah Morris in the bottom of the 1st to make it 2-2
• Missouri State regained the lead with an RBI groundout in the 2nd for the 3-2 advantage
• Morris added his second home run of the afternoon in the 4th to tie the game at 3-3
• ILS took the lead with an RBI double and wild pitch to lead 5-3 after four innings
• MOST once more tied the score at 5-5 in the 5th off a two-RBI single
• The Redbirds connected on back-to-back RBI hits in the bottom of the 5th to make it a 9-5 ballgame
• Missouri State trimmed into the margin with a three-run 6th with a pair of RBI doubles and an RBI single for a 9-8 scoreline
• The visitors regained the lead with a six-run 8th inning, making it 14-9
• ILS got the final run of the night with an RBI single in the 9th for the final spread of 14-10

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Robinson tallies his ninth HR of the season
• Morris moves his HR total to 15 in 2025
• Pacella moved his on-base streak to 35 games with a single in the 5th
• The team combined for 28 hits, including six home runs

UP NEXT

Illinois State returns to Duffy Bass to continue the weekend series against Missouri State on Saturday at 3 PM.

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