NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After playing four games the previous two days in Murfreesboro, the Redbirds continued their travels in Tennessee and headed to Nashville to compete against Ohio as part of the Lipscomb Purple/Gold Challenge on Sunday. Illinois State took an early lead, but a seven-run fifth inning by the Bobcats led them to a 7-2 win.
BIRDS BITS (vs. Ohio)
Offensive Highlights:
Delainey Bryant: 0-for-1, 1 BB, 1 RBI
Tatum Wolford: 1-for-3, 1 R
Adisyn Hopkins: 1-for-2, HBP
Pitching Breakdown:
Hannah Meshnick (L, 4-7): 4.2 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Paige McLeod: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
HOW IT HAPPENED
After two scoreless innings to start the game, the Redbirds scored the first run of the game when Ella Boyer scored from third on a sacrifice fly by Delainey Bryant to make it 1-0 in favor of ISU. The Redbirds held onto the one-run lead until the bottom of the fifth, when the Bobcats scored seven runs on six hits that included a three-run double and two-run homer. ISU would get one run back when Tatum Wolford scored from third on a wild pitch in the top of the sixth inning, but that would be as close as the Redbirds would get.
ON DECK
Illinois State travels to Conway, Arkansas, to compete against Central Arkansas and Omaha from March 7-9 as part of the Milisa Moore/Shane Lamb Tournament hosted by UCA at Farris Field.
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