NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State beat Indiana State Friday night at Duffy Bass Field, 4-3 in walk-off fashion. Pinch-runner Jeremy Gaines advanced to third base on a wild pitch, and then scored on a throwing error by the Indiana State catcher. The Redbirds take the series opener, and improve to 28-18, 10-3 MVC.
Top Hitters
Pitching Breakdown:
- Brent Headrick (Starter, W, 6-3): 9.0 IP, 5 Hits, 3 Runs, 3 ER, 2 BB, 9 K's
Quote from Coach Holm on Headrick's pitching performance
"Normally we do not have many guys go nine because we have a pretty conservative pitch count, but you know this late in the season he is really built up, and he really only had the one inning where there was any traffic at all.