NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State baseball will play host to Northern Illinois on Tuesday, April 23 at Duffy Bass Field in Normal with the first pitch scheduled for 5 p.m.
Illinois State Redbirds (25-15, 8-1 MVC)
The Redbirds have won four games in a row, and eight of their last nine games including six straight conference wins after a weekend sweep over Southern Illinois. The Redbirds are ranked 15th in the nation in hits (421) and also rank 35th nationally in batting average (.294).
Northern Illinois Huskies (12-27, 8-7 MAC)
Northern Illinois comes into the mid-week contest with a series win over MAC-foe Kent State, as the Huskies took two of three games in the series.