The Illinois State baseball team surrendered a six-run lead late but rallied back to win with a walk-off single from Sean Beesley Wednesday as Illinois State took an 8-7 win over Bowling Green at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational at Chain O'Lakes Park.
Bowling Green plated six runs in the seventh inning to tie the game at 7-7. The game remained tied until the bottom of the ninth, when Daniel Dwyer walked and Paul DeJong singled to start the inning. Jared Hendren bunted the runners into scoring position before Mason Snyder was intentionally walked.
Beesley followed with a chopper to the left side of the infield to score Dwyer and win the game.
In his first at-bat wearing a Redbird uniform, Danny Jackson hit a two-run home run in the second inning.
DeJong led the Redbirds' offensive charge with three hits, while Jared Hendren and Snyder added two hits apiece.
The Redbirds are off Thursday before returning to action Friday against Maine at the RussMatt Invitational. First pitch Friday is set for 9 a.m. CT.
