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Dominant Pitching Guides Illinois State Past No. 25 Indiana State, 5-0

NORMAL, Ill. – Second-year freshman Jordan Lussier and third-year sophomore Derek Salata recorded a combined shutout for the Illinois State baseball team in a 5-0 victory over No. 25 Indiana State on Saturday at Duffy Bass Field.

Lussier fired seven innings to get his fourth win of 2021 for Illinois State (12-17 overall, 4-3 Missouri Valley Conference) while Salata recorded a pair of clean innings for his fifth save of 2021.

Third-year sophomore Hayden Jones was 3-for-4 with three extra base hits (two 2B, one HR) and three RBI.