ILLINOIS STATE SOFTBALL 2021 game notes 2021 Schedule FEBRUARY (3-2) 11 1 - North Florida W, 4-0 Illinois State Bradley 12 1 - Clemson L, 0-11 (5) Overall Record ............................................27-6 Overall Record ...........................................16-17 12 1 - North Florida canceled^ MVC Record ................................................13-2 MVC Record .................................................9-11 13 1 - Clemson canceled^ Home Record ............................................... 8-1 Home Record .............................................10-5 13 1 - Jacksonville canceled^ Away Record ..............................................10-2 Away Record ...............................................4-11 19 at North Alabama canceled^ Neutral Site Record .................................... 9-3 Neutral Site Record ..................................... 2-1 20 at North Alabama canceled^ Last 5 / Last 10 ....................................4-1 / 9-1 Last 5 / Last 10 .................................. 1-4 / 4-6 20 vs. Tennessee State canceled^ Head Coach ............................. Melinda Fischer Head Coach .....................................Amy Hayes 21 vs. Tennessee State canceled^ Career Record (37 seasons) .............1,131-835-4 Career Record (22 seasons) .................. 478-541 24 at RV/23 Tennessee L, 0-3 Record at ILS (36 seasons) ............ 1,090-810-4 Record at BU (13 seasons) ....................265-365 25 2 - UT Martin W, 8-3 26 2 - UT Martin canceled^ Scouting The Opponent 26 2 - Northern Kentucky canceled^ 27 2 - Northern Kentucky W, 4-0 (5) Bradley enters the series finale on Tuesday Illinois State at Bradley 27 2 - Central Michigan canceled^ with an overall record of 16-17 and a 9-11 mark Tuesday, April 27 - 3 PM MARCH (15-2) in MVC play. The Braves took a game from UNI Peoria, Illinois 5 3 - No. 10/11 Kentucky L, 4-5 this weekend on the road, winning 6-3 with a Petersen Hotels Field at the 5 3 - FIU W, 3-2 multi-hit performance from Avry Blume. Louisville Slugger Sports Complex 6 3 - Pitt W, 9-5 6 3 - FIU W, 9-3 Bradley is led at the dish by Blume and 7 3 - Coastal Carolina W, 12-5 Camryn Monteer, who are both hitting over Hayes’ Record vs. Fischer: 9-26 7 3 - Florida Atlantic W, 5-4 (8) .300, while Camryn Schaller has been holding Series: Illinois State leads 73-24 12 4 - Dayton L, 2-3 it down in the circle with a 2.78 ERA. Last Meeting: 4/21/21 (ISU won 7-0) 12 4 - North Dakota State W, 7-1 13 4 - Middle Tennessee W, 1-0 Last Time Out... 13 4 - Dayton W, 1-0 14 4 - North Dakota State W, 2-0 Illinois State picked up two more shutout wins in a weather-shortened series at Evansville 20 at Indiana State* W, 4-3; W, 10-0 (5) this weekend. Morgan Day hurled her second one-hitter in as many outings in game one of 21 at Indiana State* W, 4-2 the twin bill on Sunday, before Mack Leonard took over pitching duties in the second game. 24 Northern Illinois W, 6-0 The Redbirds edged the Purple Aces in the first contest, as Leonard and Emme Olson were 27 Loyola Chicago* postponed the only two to get a hit, before the bats broke open scoring in the 9-0 run-rule victory. 28 Loyola Chicago* W, 7-4; W, 5-4 APRIL (9-2) Leonard, Jayden Standish and Reili Gardner each recorded a home run, while three more 2 at Drake* L, 1-4; W, 5-0 Redbirds added extra-base hits. The Redbirds are winners of their last four games - all 3 at Drake* W, 9-3 shutouts - including Thursday night’s doubleheader sweep of Bradley. 10 Missouri State* canceled^ (DH) 11 Missouri State* canceled^ 2021 MVC Standings 13 DePaul W, 7-2 Team ....................................... MVC Record ..........................Overall Record 17 Southern Illinois* W, 6-1; W, 4-3 1. Illinois State ...........................13-2 (.867) ....................................27-6 (.818) 18 Southern Illinois* L, 2-3 2. Missouri State ............................ 12-5 (.706) ....................................... 21-15 (.583) 21 Bradley* W, 8-0 (6); W, 7-0 24 at Evansville* canceled^ 3. UNI .............................................. 14-6 (.700) .......................................24-16 (.600) 25 at Evansville* W, 1-0; W, 9-0 (5) 4. Southern Illinois ......................... 13-7 (.650) .........................................31-11 (.738) 27 at Bradley* 3 PM 5. Indiana State ............................. 10-10 (.500) ...................................... 17-22 (.436) MAY (0-0) 1 UNI* 12 PM (DH) 6. Bradley .........................................9-11 (.450) ........................................16-17 (.485) 2 UNI* 11 AM 7. Drake ............................................8-11 (.421) ....................................... 14-26 (.350) 7 at Valparaiso* 2 PM (DH) 8. Evansville ................................... 7-12 (.368) ....................................... 19-19 (.500) 8 at Valparaiso* 12 PM 9. Loyola Chicago .......................... 6-12 (.333) .......................................10-24 (.294) 13-15 at MVC Tournament TBA 10. Valparaiso ....................................1-17 (.056) ..........................................5-28 (.152) All home games (BOLD) 1 - River City Leadoff (Jacksonville, Fla.) #BackTheBirds // #FlyTogether 2 - Tennessee Invitational (Knoxville, Tenn.) 3 - FAU “Parents’ Weekend” Tournament (Boca Raton, Fla.) @RedbirdsSB // @ISURedbirds 4 - MTSU Invitational (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) *Missouri Valley Conference Game @RedbirdSoftball // @ISURedbirds ^Game canceled due to inclement weather - All games listed in Central Time /IllinoisStateRedbirdSoftball - Game dates, opponents, times and locations are subject to change The basics The Last Time... Location: ................................................................Normal, Ill. Illinois State: University Founded: ........................................................ 1857 Scored 10 Runs ....at Indiana State - W, 10-0 {5} (3/20/21) Enrollment: ...................................................................20,720 Scored 11 Runs ......... vs. Austin Peay - W, 11-4 (2/28/20) Nickname: ................................................................Redbirds Scored 12 Runs ....vs. Coastal Carolina - W, 12-5 (3/7/21) Colors: ................................................................. Red & White Scored 13 Runs ........... vs. Rutgers - W, 13-2 {5} (3/11/17) Affiliation: ......................................................NCAA Division I Scored 14 Runs .....at Indiana State - W, 14-2 {5} (3/23/19) Conference: ....................................................Missouri Valley Scored 15 Runs ....at Wichita State - W, 15-2 {5} (4/20/13) President: ........................................................ Dr. Larry Dietz Scored 16+ Runs ...... at Evansville - W, 16-8 {6} (3/17/19) Director of Athletics: ........................................Kyle Brennan Hit One Home Run ...........................vs. Bradley (4/22/21) Faculty Representative: ..................................Dr. Jeri Beggs Hit Two Home Runs ........... vs. Southern Illinois (4/17/21) Meet the Coaching Staff Hit Three Home Runs ................... at Evansville (4/25/21) Hit Four Home Runs ........................vs. Bradley (4/22/21) Head Coach: .................. Melinda Fischer (Illinois State ‘72) Hit Five Home Runs ..................vs. North Texas (2/13/15) Season: ...................................................................... 36th Hit Six Home Runs .....................................Loyola (4/9/17) Record at ISU: ..............................1,090-810-4 (35 years) Defeated a Ranked Opponent .. vs. No. 16 Indiana - W, 3-0 (3/2/19) Career Record: ...............................1,131-835-4 (37 years) Shutout an Opponent ...at Evansville - W, 9-0 {5} (4/25/21) Senior Associate HC: .....Tina Kramos (Missouri State ‘95) Was Shutout ....................at Tennessee - L, 3-0 (2/24/21) Season: ....................................................................... 21st Was Shutout at Home .... Valparaiso - L, 9-0 {5} (5/5/18) Assistant Coach: ...........Mike Armitage (UW-Platteville ‘08) Failed to Walk ......vs. North Dakota St. - W, 2-0 (3/14/21) Season: ........................................................................2nd Did Not Strikeout ....... vs. Austin Peay - W, 5-4 (2/29/20) Volunteer Assistant Coach:.... Margie Wright (Illinois State ‘74) Struck Out Just Once ...at Indiana St. - W, 10-0 {5} (3/20/21) Season: ........................................................................2nd Was No-Hit .................. vs. South Florida - L, 7-0 (2/6/15) Graduate Manager: ............Brenna Finck (Murray State ‘19) Had One Hit .....................at Tennessee - L, 3-0 (2/24/21) Season: ........................................................................2nd Played Extra Innings ...............at FAU - W 5-4 {8} (3/7/21) Softball Office: ............................................. (309) 438-3633 Committed No Errors....... at Evansville - W, 1-0 (4/25/21) Softball Fax: ..................................................(309) 438-3597 Committed Three Errors......vs. DePaul - W, 7-2 (4/13/21) Program History An Illinois State Hitter: First Season: ...................................................................1965 Hit a Home Run ...Leonard, Standish, Gardner at Evansville (4/25/21) All-Time Record: ......................................1,455-999-6 (.590) Hit Two Home Runs ...Mack Leonard vs. Bradley (4/22/21) All-Time DI Record (since 1983): ...............1,161-862-4 (.570) Hit Three Home Runs .......Caitlyn Daly at Evansville (4/29/17) All-Time Gateway/MVC