ILLINOIS STATE 1 BASEBALL - 2021 GAME NOTES - UPDATED PRIOR TO GAME ON 3/24 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS GAME 18: ILLINOIS STATE VS EASTERN ILLINOIS Scott Beaton, Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant SERIES HISTORY ILLINOIS STATE ( 5- 12, 0- 0 MVC ) EASTERN ILLINOIS ( 10- 9, 2- 4 OVC ) C: (248) 880-6115 | O: (309) 438-1044 Overall ------------------------------ EIU, 90-85-1 RUNS SCORED / GAME --------------------- 4.4 RUNS SCORED / GAME ----------------------7.7 Email: [email protected] | Website: GoRedbirds.com First Meeting --------------------------------1907 RUNS ALLOWED / GAME ------------------- 5.6 RUNS ALLOWED / GAME --------------------7.2 BATTING AVERAGE -------------------------.248 BATTING AVERAGE -------------------------.283 Last Meeting ------------------4/2/19, ISU, 3-0 ON-BASE PERCENTAGE -------------------.340 ON-BASE PERCENTAGE -------------------.378 Date Opponent Result/Central Time SLUGGING PERCENTAGE ------------------.336 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE ------------------ .419 FEBRUARY ( 2 - 3 ) HOME RUNS -------------------------------------7 HOME RUNS ------------------------------------17 2/19 at Belmont CANCELLED 2/20 at Belmont CANCELLED EXTRA BASE HITS ---------------------------- 33 EXTRA BASE HITS ---------------------------- 53 2/20 at Belmont CANCELLED 2/21 at Belmont CANCELLED K:BB (Team Hitting) ------------- 153:69 (2.22) K:BB (Team Hitting) --------------138:89 (1.55) 2/23 at SIUE (7 innings) W, 6-1 FIELDING PERCENTAGE -------------------.963 FIELDING PERCENTAGE -------------------.973 2/23 at SIUE (7 innings) W, 9-1 2/26 at 17 Oklahoma State L, 2-3 LEADER IN ASSISTS-------------------- Gile, 33 LEADER IN ASSISTS-------------- Sweeney, 41 2/27 at 17 Oklahoma State L, 2-8 2/28 at 17 Oklahoma State L, 0-6 ERA (min. 14 innings) ---------- Johnson, 1.98 ERA (min. 16 innings) -----------Doherty, 2.96 MARCH ( 3 - 6 ) K:BB (Team Pitching) ------------119:54 (2.20) K: BB (Team Pitching) ------------148:80 (1.85) 3/5 at SEMO (10 innings) L, 3-4 HEAD COACH ------- Steve Holm (3rd season) HEAD COACH - Jason Anderson (5th season) 3/6 at SEMO (7 innings) L, 1-5 3/6 at SEMO (7 innings) W, 13-1 ISU/CAREER RECORD -----------48-48 (.500) CAREER RECORD -----------------98-111 (.469) 3/7 at SEMO L, 1-8 3/9 WESTERN ILLINOIS (10 innings) W, 2-1 3/12 MISSOURI L, 0-7 3/13 MISSOURI (7 innings) W, 10-1 QUICK HITS ON THE REDBIRDS 3/13 MISSOURI (7 innings) L, 2-12 3/14 MISSOURI L, 7-12 3/19 at 9 East Carolina 5:30 PM THREE TIGHTS ONES AT EAST CAROLINA THE HOLM ERA 3/20 at 9 East Carolina 3:00 PM 3/21 at 9 East Carolina 10:30 AM Illinois State dropped all three games at 3/24 EASTERN ILLINOIS 6:00 PM • Third-year head coach Steve Holm entered 3/26 ARKANSAS STATE 5:00 PM consensus top-10 East Carolina. • 3/27 ARKANSAS STATE 5:00 PM 3/28 ARKANSAS STATE 1:00 PM The 'Birds tied game one in the 9th inning before the 2021 campaign with a 43-36 overall record. 3/30 at Eastern Illinois 5:00 PM •falling the 11th, led by multiple runs in game two, and In 2019, Holm guided the Redbirds a 36-27 APRIL scored the game's first three runs in game three • 4/2 at 22 Southern Illinois* 6:00 PM 4/3 at 22 Southern Illinois* TBD before giving up the game's next nine. ISU cut the record and NCAA Tournament berth and to nications Graduate Assistant 38-1044 ebsite: GoRedbirds.com SNTESICATIONS STATE- UPDATED PRIOR TO GAME ON 3/9 4/3 at 22 Southern Illinois* TBD 4/4 at 22 Southern Illinois* 1:00 PM 4/9 25 INDIANA STATE* 5:00 PM deficit to one run in game threee, but came up short. their first Missouri Valley Conference title since 4/10 25 INDIANA STATE* TBD 4/10 25 INDIANA STATE* TBD 2013. Holm was MVC Coach of the Year in 2019. 4/11 25 INDIANA STATE* 1:00 PM PATIENCE AT THE PLATE 4/16 at Milwaukee 5:00 PM 4/17 at Milwaukee TBD Illinois State drew 12 walks on 3/14 against During Holm’s tenure, Illinois State already 4/17 at Milwaukee TBD • 4/18 at Milwaukee 1:00 PM Missouri• but lost, 12-7. 4/23 EVANSVILLE* 5:00 PM has several wins against ranked opponents, 4/24 EVANSVILLE* 1:00 PM Five Redbirds had multiple walks, the first 4/24 EVANSVILLE* 4:00 PM • defeating #1 Vanderbilt (3/1/2019), #7 Louis- 4/25 EVANSVILLE* 1:00 PM such instance since 2/15/19 at Belmont. 4/27 at SIUE 6:00 PM 4/30 VALPARAISO* 3:00 PM The 12 walks drawn were the most in an ISU ville (6/2/2019), #23 Oklahoma (2/22/2020), MAY loss• since 3/1/2015 when the team fell at top- 5/1 VALPARAISO* 1:00 PM and most recently #13 Arkansas (3/3/2020). 5/1 VALPARAISO* 4:00 PM ranked Vanderbilt, 16-10. 5/2 VALPARAISO* 1:00 PM 5/7 at Dallas Baptist* 6:30 PM 5/8 at Dallas Baptist* 2:00 PM GAME INFORMATION FOLLOW US ONLINE 5/8 at Dallas Baptist* TBD 5/9 at Dallas Baptist* 1:00 PM 5/14 MISSOURI STATE* 5:00 PM March 24 - 6:00 p.m./ Duffy Bass Field Twitter: @RedbirdBaseball 5/15 MISSOURI STATE* 1:00 PM 5/15 MISSOURI STATE* 4:00 PM Radio: WZND 103.3 FM 5/16 MISSOURI STATE* 1:00 PM Instagram: @isuredbirdbaseball 5/20 at Bradley* 6:00 PM Talent: Jake Fogal, Mikey Fognelli 5/21 at Bradley* TBD 5/21 at Bradley* TBD Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Facebook: Illinois State Baseball 5/22 at Bradley* 2:00 PM Link: Available on ISU website Website: GoRedbirds.com SCHEDULE KEY * Missouri Valley Conference Game PROJECTED STARTERS LAST PROJECTED STARTING PITCHER Soberano RYAN • Cameron Mabee Huggins CERMAK JEREMY POTENTIAL TO START Libman GUNNER GAINES Hays PETERSON C, Hayden Jones LUKE AIDAN • 2B, Kyle Soberano Butler, Jack CHENG HUGGINS • LIKELY RELIEF OPTIONS Cermak Shorter Relief Longer Relief Peterson, G NICK JACK EXPECTED TO MISS GAME INJURY Derek Salata (closer) BUTLER ( ) Jack Anderson Gile GILE UTIL, Joe Butler • Erik Kubiatowicz • Garrett Witcher Gaines • 1B, Jake McCaw • Jared Hart (L) • • • Josh Dima (L) Sinisko JORDAN • LIBMAN • Colin Wyman TYSON HAYS • Jacob Gilmore (L) 2 ILLINOIS STATE ROSTER 2021 ILLINOIS STATE BASEBALL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Class Elig. Pre-2021 B/T Hometown/Last School 1 Kyle Soberano 5-8 160 INF 4 - Jr. 2 years L/R Daly City, Calif./College of the Canyons 2 Jeremy Gaines 5-10 190 OF 5 - Jr. 2 years R/R Oak Park, Ill./John A. Logan CC 3 Daniel Laughery 5-11 175 OF 1 - Fr. 4 years R/R Round Lake, Ill./Grant Community HS 5 Luke Cheng 5-11 161 INF 1 - Fr. 4 years R/R Olney, Md./Sherwood HS 6 Aidan Huggins 5-11 195 INF 5 - Jr. 2 years R/R Edmonton, Alberta/Cloud County CC 8 Tyson Hays 6-0 201 C 4 - Jr. 2 years R/R Denver, Colo./Grandview HS 10 Jack Butler 6-0 188 1B/OF 4 - Jr. 2 years L/L Downs, Ill./Tri-Valley HS 11 Tanner Peterson 6-0 187 OF 2 - Fr. 4 years L/R Salem, Wis./Wilmot Union HS 14 Jesse Hayes 6-0 195 C 4 - Jr. 2 years R/R Brea, Calif./Cal State San Bernardino 15 Gunner Peterson 6-1 195 OF 3 - So. 3 years L/R Salem, Wis./Wilmot Union HS 17 Joe Butler 6-3 195 UTIL 5 - Gr. 1 year R/R Channahon, Ill./Minooka HS 18 Johnathan Sabotnik 6-1 206 OF 1 - Fr. 4 years L/R Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point HS 19 Tyler Woltman 5-9 165 C 1 - Fr. 4 years R/R Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North HS 21 Ryan Cermak 6-1 205 INF 2 - Fr. 4 years R/R Riverside, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield HS 22 Chase Florendine 6-2 195 RHP 2 - Fr. 4 years R/R Lethbridge, Alberta/Vauxhall Academy 23 Nick Gile 6-0 210 INF 4 - Jr. 2 years R/R Menomonee Falls, Wis./Creighton 24 Hayden Jones 6-0 215 C 3 - So. 3 years L/R Huntertown, Ind./Mississippi State 25 Jordan Libman 5-11 210 OF/1B 5 - Gr. 1 year L/L Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South HS 26 Tommy Heideman 6-1 198 1B/OF 1 - Fr. 4 years L/L Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community HS 27 Jake McCaw 6-3 192 1B 4 - So. 3 years L/R Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community HS 28 Jordan Lussier 6-2 200 RHP 2 - Fr. 4 years R/R Winninpeg, Mantioba/Chandeler-Gilbert CC 29 Michael Sebby 6-1 188 LHP 5 - Gr. 1 year L/L Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East HS 30 Garrett Witcher 6-4 215 RHP 3 - So. 3 years R/R Lampasas, Texas/Southeast CC 31 Dylan Wagner 6-3 215 INF 3 - So. 3 years R/R Omaha, Neb./Southeast CC 32 Josh Dima 6-1 201 LHP 1 - Fr. 4 years L/L Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 33 Cameron Mabee 6-3 225 RHP 2 - Fr. 4 years R/R Temecula, Calif./Cal Poly Pomona 34 Jared Hart 6-0 185 LHP 3 - So. 3 years L/L Cedar Park, Texas/Wabash Valley College 35 Colin Wyman 6-3 215 RHP 4 - Jr. 2 years R/R Pflugerville, Texas/Navarro College 36 Connor Peplow 6-1 166 RHP 4 - Jr. 2 years R/R Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North HS 37 Colton Johnson 6-4 222 LHP 5 - Gr. 1 year L/L Kewanee, Ill./Kewanee HS 38 Mason Burns 6-3 203 RHP 1 - Fr. 4 years R/R Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community HS 39 Will Roguske 6-1 195 RHP 2 - Fr.