PEORIA, Ill. – Sophomore Morgan Day tossed a career-high 12 strikeouts to help No. 6 seed Illinois State win its fifth-straight game Thursday afternoon, taking down No. 10 seed Valparaiso, 4-1, in its first outing at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
BIRD BITS VS. VALPARAISO (W, 4-1)
Top Performers:
Pitching Breakdown:
- Morgan Day: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 12 K
BY THE NUMBERS / KEY INNINGS VS. VALPARAISO (W, 4-1)
- Second team all-conference performer Morgan Day picked up where she left off in the circle against the Crusaders, fanning four batters in the first two innings to have a total of 15 strikeouts in the last nine innings versus Valpo.