Image courtesy of Illinois State Baseball on Twitter NORMAL, Ill. - Every year at the end of fall practices, the Redbird baseball team hosts a Fall World Series. The Fall World Series consists of players within the program facing off against each other on two different teams. The series is played to five games. This year the teams were drafted by two Redbird baseball coaches and two players; one player […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State Redbirds baseball's Head Coach, Steve Holm, recently awarded four Redbird baseball players endowed scholarships heading into the 2023 campaign. The winners of this years scholarships were Luke Cheng, Greg Nichols, Cameron Mabee and Jordan Lussier. The scholarships are donated by different families and named after different people who have made an impact on Illinois State University. "These four guys […]
NORMAL Ill.- On Sunday August 28, 2022 Illinois State softball head coach Melinda Fischer announced her retirement after 37 years of coaching the Redbirds. Upon her retirement, Senior Associate Head Coach Tina Kramos was named the new head coach for the Redbirds. Coach Kramos has been a part of the Redbirds staff for the last 23 years and has served as the program's Senior Associate Head Coach since 2017. Through […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill.- With the 71st pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, the Tampa Bay Rays select Ryan Cermak. Cermak has become the highest Major League Baseball Draft pick out of Illinois State University since Neal Cotts in 2001. The Redbird outfielder is coming off one of the best individual seasons in Illinois State baseball history. Players that have gotten drafted into professional sports have unique stories […]
Photo Courtesy of @Redbird_Soccer NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Athletics Percy Family Hall of Fame enshrined its 49th class inside the Brown Ballroom at the Bone Student Center on Saturday, October 16. Among those inducted was former Redbirds soccer player Rachel Tejada who was a part of the program from 2011 to 2014 and helped the Redbirds win four-consecutive Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championships and four NCAA Tournament appearances. Tejada […]
