NORMAL, Ill. -- Indiana State baseball claimed a series victory after defeating Illinois State Sunday afternoon, 6-1, at Duffy Bass Field. With the win, Indiana State moved into sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Indiana State improved to 34-11 on the year and 11-4 in MVC action while the Redbirds move to 28-20 overall and 10-5 in conference play.
The Sycamores outhit Illinois State 7-2 in the game and were led by Dane Tofteland and CJ Huntley who finished with two hits apiece. Tofteland went for a single and a home run in the game, driving in three runs for the Sycamores while Huntley went for two base hits while driving in a run and scoring one.