NORMAL — Illinois State baseball coach Steve Holm and Redbirds Colton Johnson and Joe Butler took part in a preseason news conference in January of 2020.
The season that followed lasted just 16 games before COVID-19 stopped the Redbirds in their tracks.
Holm, Johnson and Butler tried again Tuesday — this time over a Zoom conference with the media — with hopes of having a lengthier and more successful season.
“I didn’t think we would still be rolling these guys out,” Holm said. “A lot of things have happened the last 365 days, and we’re all ready to get back on the field.