Urbana, Ill. – The Sycamores fell to Illinois 6-4 on Tuesday, despite a strong offensive effort led by , who went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Indiana State struck first and took a 2-0 lead in the fourth. RBI single scored , and reached on an error, bringing in another run.
Illinois surged ahead in the bottom of the fourth, scoring four runs to take a 4-2 lead. After loading the bases with no outs, Berkmeyer delivered a grand slam to left field.
Illinois extended its lead to 6-2 in the fifth, with Caryl scoring on Donahue's RBI single and Cushing adding another run with an RBI single.