NORMAL — Illinois State has received a bid to the National Invitational Softball Championship (NISC) and will play host to a regional Tuesday through Thursday at Marian Kneer Stadium.
ISU has a 30-21 record after losing Friday in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Redbirds shared the MVC regular-season title with Northern Iowa.
“We are very excited to be in the NISC and to be hosting,” ISU coach Melinda Fischer said. “I’m so glad to see the resurgence of this tournament and I’m happy it will be here. We’re very appreciative of our administration to allow us to host this week.