CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball team trailed after the top on an inning four times in Tuesday's MVC Tournament play-in game against Evansville. The Redbirds tied, or in the case of the 12th inning, took the lead on all four occasions en route to a 10-9 victory over the Purples Aces at Itchy Jones Stadium.
Fifth-year junior Jeremy Gaines provided a bases-loaded single for the walk-off winner for the sixth-seeded Redbirds (23-32 overall, 12-15 MVC), which will face second-seeded Indiana State at 2:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday in the tournament's double elimination bracket.