W: Salata, Derek (4-5) L: Meyer, Jakob (0-3) S: Dale, Elijah (5)
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State outfielder J.T. Sokolove snapped a 2-2 tie with a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning, and the homestanding Redbirds added four insurance runs in the seventh and eighth innings to salvage the series finale of a three-game Missouri Valley Conference series with a 7-2 win over the University of Evansville baseball team at Duffy Bass Field in Normal, Illinois. Evansville still won the weekend series, 2-1.