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ISU Splits Series With Missouri State After Saturday Finale Rained Out

The Illinois State baseball team did something no other Missouri Valley Conference team has done this season as the Redbirds topped previously unbeaten No. 12 Missouri State in a MVC game Friday afternoon at Duffy Bass Field. Illinois State won by an 8-4 score.
Collin Braithwaite hit a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning and Redbird starter Matt Walker tossed six shutout innings to propel the Redbirds to victory.
 
Missouri State (37-15, 18-1 MVC) fought back late, with Hunter Steinmetz's three-run home run in the eighth cutting the Redbird lead in half. Two more Bears reached base in the eighth inning to bring the potential game-tying run to the plate, but Redbird reliever Trevor Cross got the Redbirds out of the jam with just one pitch. Cross stuck around for the ninth inning to pick up his second save of the season.
 
Friday's win marked Illinois State's first victory over a ranked opponent since Feb. 27, 2016, when the Redbirds beat then-No. 9 Oregon.

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