IMAGE COURTESY OF REDBIRD ATHLETICS NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State softball took on Murray State this past weekend for their final series of the regular season. The Redbirds came out with a series win in three games. In game one, on the mound for the Redbirds was Junior Hannah Meshnick, who pitched all 7 innings, giving up 9 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Senior Abby Knight went […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State Softball swept Valparaiso this past weekend in Indiana, bringing its record to 16-25. In game one, Hannah Meshnick took the mound to start for the Redbirds and went 6 innings, giving up 4 hits, 5 strikeouts, and only 1 earned run. Senior Delainey Bryant went 2-4 on the day with one run, and Senior Abby Knight also went 2-4 […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics WZND's Cason Schingoethe and Liam Lyons both contributed to this story. NORMAL, Ill – Illinois State University softball’s first-year head coach Tina Kramos sees a lot of strengths in her team ahead of the 2023 season. Coach Kramos emphasized how much this season means to her, following in the footsteps of legendary Redbird coach Melinda Fischer, the winningest coach in school history. Kramos anticipates […]
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 […]
NORMAL Ill.- Illinois State University Softball team split the double header against Indiana State University. Indiana State won the first game 5-4 and Illinois State won the second game 5-3. Runs were not an issue for either team in both games. During the first game Bottom of the first inning the Redbirds scored the first run of the game. During the second Kaili Chval, Deliany Bryant, Jayden Standish and Dayna […]
NORMAL, Ill.--It does not get much better than pitching a perfect game in softball. On Thursday, March 10th that’s exactly what Hannah Ross did. Ross became the third Illinois State University softball player to ever throw a perfect game while wearing a Redbirds jersey in a 1-0 victory over UT-Martin.With this accomplishment Ross recognizes she could not have done it without her teammates. “I'm a ground ball pitcher, the defense […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State Softball team has had a rough start to the preseason due to not finishing games. But the Redbirds have received help from freshman Abby Knight. Starting the preseason 1-8 is not how any team wants to start a season but there are hopes for a turning point. ISU put one in the win column last Sunday, against Portland State, winning […]
NORMAL, Ill- The Redbirds head to Grand Canyon State after leaving Florida without a win. ISU looks to get one in the win column after getting some game experience. Ending the weekend against Kansas City the game started out hopeful but came crashing down at the top of the sixth inning. The Redbirds had a 4-run lead but let it slip away. ISU had four freshmen make their debut last […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State University’s Women’s Softball team is ready to kick off their season on Feb. 10 in a tournament hosted by the University of South Florida. Head coach Melinda Fischer is coming off her best season in four years as she had the best record in the Missouri Valley Conference last season and won the MVC regular-season title. Coach Fisher is coming into the 2022 season with only […]
