Thursday, February 24, 2022

Illinois State Redbirds

The Cats return home to host the Illinois State Redbirds for a three-game weekend series.


Who: Illinois State Redbirds
When: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Time: Fri - 4:00; Sat - 2:00 pm; Sun -1:00 pm
Where: Hennon Stadium, Cullowhee, NC
Radio: Catamount Sports Network   (Friday & Sunday games)
-announcers: Daniel Hooker
TV/Video: none
Live Stats: WCU live stats   (live stats all 3 games)
Nickname: Redbirds
Colors: Red & White
Conference: Missouri Valley Conference 

The Series: This will be the first meeting between the two teams on the baseball diamond.

Fan Message Board: Redbird Fan

Head Coach: Steve Holm is entering his fourth season with the Redbird baseball program in the 2021-22 academic year. Through the 2021 season, his overall mark is 66-69, a winning percentage of .489. Holm is 26-22 in Missouri Valley play, a winning percentage of .542.

Illinois State's 2021 record:  23-34 overall, 12-10 home, 10-22 away, 1-2 neutral,  12-15 conference

In preseason voting, the Redbirds came in a two-way tie for third place with Southern Illinois in the eight-team MVC preseason voting. Fifth-year junior Jake McCaw and third-year sophomore Ryan Cermak have been selected to the Preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference team 

The Illinois State baseball team opened the 2022 season with a three-game set at second-ranked Arkansas. The Redbirds won the opening game, 3-2 but dropped the series second and third games 1-5 & 2-4 respectively. 

The 11 runs allowed by Illinois State are the fewest scored by Arkansas since 1994 (11). It's tied for the fewest until 1985 (Arkansas scored three runs in its season-opening series). Fewest runs in a three-game stretch for Arkansas since May 22-24 of 2019. Fewest runs scored in a series against a mid-major since 2017 (eight vs Rhode Island).




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