ST. LOUIS – Illinois State standout pitcher Morgan Day has been selected to the preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference softball squad, while the Redbirds were picked to finish fifth in a poll of the league's head coaches, the conference office announced on Wednesday.
The Redbirds finished sixth in the MVC standings last season, with an overall record of 18-33 and 11-10 mark in conference play. Illinois State is set to face another challenging set of opponents in 2020, with contests against 11 NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago.
With six starters returning in 2020, the Redbirds tallied 60 points and captured one first-place vote in the preseason poll.