NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball team opens the 2018 season Friday in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in the first of a three-game series with the Red Wolves at Tomlinson Stadium. First pitch for Friday's game is set for 6 p.m., with a Saturday matchup scheduled for 2 p.m. The series finale on Sunday is set for 1 p.m.
The Redbirds, under the leadership of fourth-year head coach Bo Durkac, were picked to finish fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll. Illinois State welcomes back all nine position starters and most of its pitchers from last year's team.