SAINT CHARLES, Mo. – The Illinois State baseball team is scheduled to face Lindenwood on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. CT at the Lou Brock Sports Complex as the Redbirds look to end a three-game losing streak.
SCHEDULE (AT LINDENWOOD)
Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. CT | LIVE STATS
ILLINOIS STATE PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS
RHP Carter Monke (9.00 ERA, 13 K in 18.0 IP over eight appearances, two starts)
ABOUT THE LINDENWOOD LIONS
Lindenwood was 13-42 in 2023, going 9-14 at home. The Hawkeyes are 12-23 to start 2024, including 7-6 at home.
The Redbirds and Lions have met once before, with Illinois State taking the inaugural meeting last season by a final of 10-6 at Duffy Bass Field. In the win, ISU pounded out 14 hits including a pair of home runs from Auggie Rasmussen.
PERRY. TANNER PERRY
Junior Tanner Perry finished off a series sweep of Valparaiso for ILS on April 7, throwing six scoreless innings with a season-high 10 strikeouts.
Perry would be recognized for his Sunday showing with the honor of MVC Pitcher of the Week for April 8.
HOME SWEEP HOME
Illinois State secured their second straight series sweep last weekend (April 5-7), defeating Valparaiso at home. The sweep marks the first time ILS has swept back-toback series since April 2019 when the Redbirds defeated Missouri State at home and Southern Illinois on the road.
Against the Beacons, ILS pitching held a team ERA of 0.72, giving up two runs and 12 total hits.
DANNY DINGERS (x2)
Sophomore Daniel Pacella tallied a two-homer, three RBI performance in the series finale at Missouri State on March 31.
With the pair of blasts, Pacella becomes the first Redbird to hit two home runs in a game since teammate Auggie Rasmussen at Indiana on March 13.
Pacella finished the weekend with eight RBIs against the Bears, moving his season total to an MVC-best 37 in 2024.
‘BIRDS WITH TWO-HOMER GAMES
Since 2004, there have been 24 instances where a Redbird has hit for two home runs in a game (1,083 games).
Of the previous 24 instances, only one Redbird has hit two home runs in the same inning: senior Auggie Rasmussen at Indiana on March 13.
Rasmussen joins Daniel Pacella, Ryan Cermak, Zach Amrein, and Ryan Court as the only Redbirds to have a two home-run game on multiple occasions.
WEATHER ISSUES
ISU has had games against Saint Louis (2/18), Iowa (3/26), Illinois (4/2), and SIUE (4/3) cancelled due to weather.
Illinois State’s schedule is now down to 53 games with room to add three games to reach the maximum of 56.
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