PEORIA, Ill. – Illinois State was unable to complete the three-game sweep of Bradley on Sunday at Dozer Park, but third-year junior Auggie Rasmussen smacked his sixth homer of the season in the 19-3 loss.
Rasmussen's 5th-inning homer brought ISU to within 4-2 of the Braves (12-23 overall, 4-11 Missouri Valley Conference) before the game unraveled for the Redbirds (13-22 overall, 4-11 MVC).
HOW IT HAPPENED
The 'Birds had runner thrown out in the opening frame before falling behind 4-0 through three innings.
Freshman Luke Lawrence beat out a two-out ground ball to plate ISU's first run of the game in the 4th inning prior to Rasmussen's solo shot in the 5th inning.