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Pacella, Robinson Homer in ISU’s 9-6 Loss at Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Juniors Daniel Pacella and Shai Robinson hit their first home runs of the season as Illinois State baseball falls to Jacksonville, 9-6, on Sunday at John Sessions Stadium.

Illinois State moves to 0-5 to start 2025 while the Dolphins move to 3-4 this season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Redbirds got the scoring started early in the 1st with back-to-back homers by Robinson and Pacella for the 3-0 advantage. Then, it was Kyle Gibson plating another Redbird run off a triple to right field before Eric Machej brought home Gibson with an infield single to give ISU a 5-0 lead after their first at-bats.