Seven Redbird hurlers issued six walks and surrendered four home runs as Evansville evened the Missouri Valley Conference baseball series with an 11-8 victory.
Missing an opportunity to clinch a share of the MVC regular-season title, ISU enters Saturday’s noon regular-season finale tied for first with Dallas Baptist at 13-7 in league play.
ISU (31-22 overall) was two outs from its first shutout loss of the season and a 10-run rule spanking when the Redbird bats produced six seventh-inning runs.
Joe Aeilts ignited the ISU seventh-inning rally with an infield single.