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Illinois State Secures Series Sweep of Evansville in Walk Off Fashion

NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds ended their nine-game home stretch the same way it started – on a walk off. Abby Knight singled to center field to score Kaili Chval with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to give Illinois State (16-18, 7-4 MVC) a 3-2 victory over the Evansville Purple Aces (20-15, 5-7 MVC) and earned the series sweep.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Emme Olson was the first to reach for the Redbirds as she doubled to left center in her first at-bat of the day, extending her reached base safely streak to 26 consecutive games.