NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball team snapped a six-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over Arkansas State on Friday night at Duffy Bass Field.
Fifth-year senior Jordan Libman led the 12-hit Redbird offensive attack, going 3-for-5 with an RBI and run scored for the Redbirds (6-13 overall). All nine of ISU batters reached base safely before the end of the 3rd inning.
Fifth-year senior Colton Johnson recorded his first win of the 2021 campaign after a 6.1-inning, three-earned run performance. Second-year freshman Erik Kubiatowicz got five outs, four of which came via strikeout, to set up third-year sophomore Derek Salata for his first save of 2021.