NORMAL, Ill. -- Indiana State baseball dropped its series opener to Illinois State, 4-3, in walk-off fashion Friday night at Duffy Bass Field. The Redbirds recorded two singles in the ninth before pinch runner Jeremy Gaines took third on a wild pitch and scored the game-winning run on the same play on a throwing error.
The Redbirds (28-28, 10-3 MVC) struck for 17 total hits in the game while Indiana State was held to just five. Illinois State stranded 11 baserunners, including the bases loaded in the first and third innings as ISU pitching worked out of several jams throughout the game.