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 […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State Softball team hosted their I-74 rivals, the Bradley Braves in a double-header. After a tough 3-2 loss to Southern Illinois on Sunday, the Redbirds bounced back on Thursday afternoon, beating the braves not once, but twice in a double-header sweep. The Redbirds shut out the braves in both games, winning game one 8-0 in six innings, and game two 7-0 in a full seven innings. […]
After missing all last weekend due to weather, the Illinois State softball team started strong in day one of their weekend series against Southern Illinois, winning both games of a doubleheader. The Redbirds had a big day behind pitcher Morgan Day, who got a win in both games. In game one, she pitched a complete game and gave up six hits, struck out eight batters, and only gave up one earned run in the […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State Redbirds softball team captured an impressive win against the DePaul Blue Demons Tuesday with a score of 7-2. The Redbirds recorded nine hits on the day. Mack Leonard and Emme Olson led the way with two hits each. Pitcher Morgan Day was impressive as well, recording 15 strikeouts. DePaul struggled to slow down the Redbirds in the second and sixth […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com ST. LOUIS, MO - Redbird softball utility player Mack Leonard was one of 10 student-athletes awarded with the State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award. A native of Normal, Leonard was on last year's MVC Honor Roll and been on ISU's AFNI Honor Roll three times. In addition to her academic and athletic success, she has participated in numerous volunteer opportunities both in and around her hometown. The […]
