Photo courtesy of Nickolas Parra NORMAL, Ill. - Wind, rain, and seasonally low temperatures were felt at Duffy Bass Field Saturday. But the Redbirds and Bears played on, and ISU claimed victory in both games of the day. The first game was scheduled to be a seven-inning contest. Seven innings weren't enough to determine the victor however, so the game went into extra innings. Tied at 3-3 in the top […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- Great pitching and a huge run in the bottom of the sixth inning helped propel the way for Illinois State baseball on Friday, as the Redbirds (19-29, 9-12 MVC) defeated Missouri State (16-20, 6-11 MVC) to take the weekend series opener against the Bears. Redshirt senior Colton Johnson tossed six and a half innings allowing only one run, five strikeouts, five hits, and finished the […]
Photo Courtesy Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill.- The search is now over. Illinois State University and its community have been awaiting this very moment after President Dietz announced his retirement in November. The Board of Trustees selected Terri Goss Kinzy, Ph.D., as the 20th University president. Kinzy is the Vice President for Research and Innovation at Western Michigan University. Searching for a new presidential candidate took some time for the ISU […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - Saturday saw the Redbirds host conference-rival Northern Iowa in doubleheader action. Illinois State won game one in comeback fashion, while game two ended after five innings in a blowout. In game one, the 'Birds fell down 4-2 after five-and-a-half innings. In the bottom of the sixth, though, ISU put up a flurry of runs to take their first lead of the game. Senior […]
