Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics The Illinois State baseball team has made a new hire at the assistant coach position, hiring Tony Jandron. Tony Jandron has been building his reputation as a successful coach in every program he has been a part of. He was the assistant at Central Michigan for five seasons before joining the Redbirds. The Chippewas went 177-80 while he was the assistant there. Before coaching […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics CHAMPAIGN, Ill - On Tuesday night, the Illinois State Redbirds baseball team headed South to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in a midweek matchup. The two in-state rivals went back and forth for much of the night but it ended up being ISU that got the upper hand over UIUC; winning 12-9. The Redbirds turned to Redshirt Junior LHP Sean Sinisko to start the […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois State University baseball team escaped the cold of Normal after the cancellation of the Eastern Illinois series along with the second of two games against the University of Minnesota, where ISU dropped the first 10-3. The Birds looked to enjoy the Nashville weather in a three-game set against their First MVC opponent, Belmont University. The story of game one was […]
Image Courtesy of ISU Athletics The Redbird baseball team continued their season-opening road trip to Arkansas with a mid-week match-up against the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville on Wednesday. After taking two of three from Arkansas State the weekend prior, the Birds looked to test their skills against the 8th nationally ranked program. Illinois State opened this thriller with one run in the first inning, thanks to a single up […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill - As the Illinois State Redbirds approach their season opener in Clarksville, TN against Austin Peay, recently named All-Missouri Valley Conference pitcher Jared Hart is poised to take on a larger role this year. Taking a look back at Hart’s competitive season on the mound during the 2022 campaign, the Wabash Valley College transfer led the MVC in ERA at 2.45 in 55 […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - The season is right around the corner for the Illinois State Baseball team. As it comes closer and closer, a common thought amongst the ISU community is who is playing where. The team is significantly younger from years past with a new group of freshman and transfers making waves throughout the team. On Friday, ISU Head Coach, Steve Holm gave the media […]
Image courtesy of St. Laurence High School Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - National signing day recently passed across the country for college sports teams, officially welcoming new athletes to college programs for the next school year. The Illinois State baseball welcomed plenty of new recruits that will officially be joining their program next fall. One of those new players was an outfielder named Luke Stulga. Stulga is a native of Tinley […]
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.- Illinois State University is making national headlines after an unprecedented week of offensive highlights from the Redbird Center fielder, Ryan Cermak. But this week of success is nothing new to the First-Team All-MVC star player. After being named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Perfect Game USA, Cermak now looks to the next at-bat to help contribute to more Redbird Success. “It’s still a […]
