2019 Illinois State Redbirds baseball team

2019 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of July 16, 2019; Rankings from D1Baseball

2019 Illinois State Redbirds baseball
2019 Illinois State Redbirds baseball
MVC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Louisville Regional
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2019 record	36–26 (14–7 MVC)
Head coach	Steve Holm (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Wally Crancer (1st season); Matt Lambert (1st season);
Home stadium	Duffy Bass Field
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Illinois State Redbirds baseball team represented Illinois State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Redbirds played their home games at Duffy Bass Field as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They were led by head coach Steve Holm, in his 1st season at Illinois State.

Previous Season[]

The 2018 Illinois State Redbirds baseball team notched a 22–28 (9–12) regular season record and finished tied for sixth in the MVC Conference standings. The Redbirds reached the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament, where they were defeated by Bradley and Dallas Baptist. Illinois State did not receive an at-large bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.^[2]

Personnel[]

Coaching Staff[]

Name	Position	Seasons at Illinois State	Alma Mater
Steve Holm	Head Coach	1	Oral Roberts University (2001)
Wally Crancer	Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	1	Georgia Institute of Technology (2007)
Matt Lambert	Assistant Coach	1	Illinois State University (2015)

Roster[]

2019 Illinois State Redbirds Roster^[3]

Pitchers

21 - Jeff Lindgren - Senior
22 - Rhett Rapshus - RS Senior
24 - Mitch Vogrin - RS Senior
28 - Braden Niksich - Junior
29 - Michael Sebby - Junior
30 - Brady Huffman - Junior
31 - Bryce Konitzer - Freshman
33 - Matt Walker - Junior
34 - Sean Sinisko - Freshman
35 - Brent Headrick - Junior
36 - Connor Peplow - Sophomore
37 - Colton Johnson - Junior
39 - Dalton Harvey - Senior
41 - Jackson Bronke - Junior
42 - Jacob Gilmore - RS Sophomore
43 - Brett Wicklund - Sophomore
44 - Jack Anderson - Sophomore
51 - Derek Salata - Freshman

Catchers

14 - Nick Zouras - Senior
18 - Clint Wells - Freshman
26 - Tyson Hayes - Sophomore

Infielders

2 - Jeremy Gaines - RS Sophomore
4 - Jake McCaw - Sophomore
6 - Aidan Huggins - RS Sophomore
16 - Derek Parola - RS Senior
17 - Joe Butler - Junior
27 - Joe Aeilts - Junior
38 - Ryan Hutchinson - RS Senior
40 - Tyler Carpenter - Sophomore

Outfielders

3 - John Rave - Junior
10 - Jack Butler - RS Sophomore
15 - Gunner Peterson - Freshman
25 - Jordan Libman - Junior

Schedule and results[]

2019 Illinois State Redbirds Baseball Game Log^[4]

Regular Season (32–22)

February (5–2)

Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	MVC
February 15	3:30 pm	at Belmont*	E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN	W 27–11¹¹	Gilmore (1–0)	Bowen (0–1)	–	208	1–0	–	Stats Story
February 16	1:00 pm	at Belmont*	E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN	W 14–3	Lindgren (1–0)	Brennan (0–1)	–	100	2–0	–	Stats Story
February 17	1:00 pm	at Belmont*	E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN	W 10–6	Walker (1–0)	Marcotte (0–1)	Gilmore (1)	168	3–0	–	Stats Story
February 23	6:00 pm	at Central Arkansas*	Bear Stadium • Conway, AR	L 4–6	Patton (1–0)	Bronke (0–1)	–	295	3–1	–	Stats Story
February 24	1:00 pm	at Central Arkansas*	Bear Stadium • Conway, AR	W 8–0	Lindgren (2–0)	Callahan (0–2)	–	282	4–1	–	Stats Story
February 24	4:30 pm	at Central Arkansas*	Bear Stadium • Conway, AR	L 1–4	Moyer (1–0)	Walker (1–1)	Williams (1)	282	4–2	–	Stats Story
February 25	12:00 pm	at Central Arkansas*	Bear Stadium • Conway, AR	W 6–3	Gilmore (2–0)	Patton (1–1)	–	185	5–2	–	Stats Story

March (8–11)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	MVC
March 1	1:00 pm		at Murray State*	Reagan Field • Murray, KY	W 4–3	Headrick (1–0)	McMurray (0–2)	Gilmore (2)	64	6–2	–	Stats Story
March 1	4:00 pm		at Murray State*	Reagan Field • Murray, KY	L 4–5	Hayes (1–0)	Bronke (0–2)	–	74	6–3	–	Stats Story
March 2	1:00 pm		at Murray State*	Reagan Field • Murray, KY	W 9–5	Johnson (1–0)	Hayes (1–1)	Gilmore (3)	123	7–3	–	Stats Story
March 8	4:30 pm		at #2 Vanderbilt*	Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN	L 4–10	Fellows (3–0)	Headrick (1–1)	Brown (2)	2,694	7–4	–	Stats Story
March 10	12:00 pm		at #2 Vanderbilt*	Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN	L 1–9	Raby (3–0)	Lindgren (2–1)	Fisher (1)	2,866	7–5	–	Stats Story
March 10	3:30 pm		at #2 Vanderbilt*	Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN	W 7–3	Johnson (2–0)	King (0–1)	Gilmore (4)		8–5	–	Stats Story
March 12	3:00 pm		at Southeast Missouri State*	Capaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MO	W 18–6	Wicklund (1–0)	Spalt (0–1)	–	211	9–5	–	Stats Story
March 13	4:00 pm		at SIU Edwardsville*	Simmons Baseball Complex • Edwardsville, IL	W 16–9	Peplow (1–0)	Byrd (0–1)	–	101	10–5	–	Stats Story
March 16	1:00 pm	ESPN3	Central Michigan*	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 7–2	Johnson (3–0)	Kohn (2–3)	–		11–5	–	Stats Story
March 16	4:40 pm		Central Michigan*	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 5–4	Anderson (1–0)	Miller (0–1)	Gilmore (5)	196	12–5	–	Stats Story
March 17	1:00 pm	ESPN3	Central Michigan*	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	L 2–11	Hankins (3–0)	Walker (1–2)	–	258	12–6	–	Stats Story
March 19	5:00 pm	ESPN+	UIC*	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 4–0	Wicklund (2–0)	Toikka (1–2)	–	245	13–6	–	Stats Story
March 22	4:00 pm		at #23 Illinois*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	L 3–14	Fisher (3–1)	Headrick (1–2)	–	751	13–7	–	Stats Story
March 23	1:00 pm		at #23 Illinois*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	L 2–4	Weber (1–0)	Lindgren (2–2)	Acton (8)	1,573	13–8	–	Stats Story
March 24	12:00 pm		at #23 Illinois*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	L 1–12	Lavender (1–1)	Walker (1–3)	–	661	13–9	–	Stats Story
March 26	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Milwaukee*	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	L 3–6	McIntosh (3–0)	Wicklund (2–1)	Sommers (4)	346	13–10	–	Stats Story
March 30	2:00 pm		at Creighton*	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 3–17	Ragan (4–1)	Headrick (1–3)	–	1,137	13–11	–	Stats Story
March 31	12:00 pm		at Creighton*	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 7–8¹¹	Sakowski (2–0)	Gilmore (2–1)	–		13–12	–	Stats Story
March 31	4:00 pm		at Creighton*	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 3–7	Johnson (3–0)	Walker (1–4)	–		13–13	–	Stats Story

April (14–4)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	MVC
April 2	5:00 pm	ESPN+	Eastern Illinois*	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 3–0	Wicklund (3–1)	Wolfe (1–2)	–	281	14–13	–	Stats Story
April 3	4:05 pm		at Iowa*	Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IA	W 11–6	Vogrin (1–0)	Wallace (1–1)	–	427	15–13	–	Stats Story
April 5	3:00 pm		at Valparaiso	Emory G. Bauer Field • Valparaiso, IN	W 13–1	Headrick (2–3)	Tieman (1–5)	–	159	16–13	1–0	Stats Story
April 6	1:00 pm		at Valparaiso	Emory G. Bauer Field • Valparaiso, IN	W 12–6	Lindgren (3–2)	Fields (2–3)	–		17–13	2–0	Stats Story
April 6	3:30 pm		at Valparaiso	Emory G. Bauer Field • Valparaiso, IN	L 2–4	Hammel (1–3)	Walker (1–5)	Rhodehouse (2)	213	17–14	2–1	Stats Story
April 9	5:00 pm	ESPN+	Illinois*	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 7–6¹³	Anderson (2–0)	Acton (1–2)	–	989	18–14	–	Stats Story
April 12	5:00 pm	ESPN+	Missouri State	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 7–1	Headrick (3–3)	Lochner (2–1)	–	404	19–14	3–1	Stats Story
April 13	1:00 pm		Missouri State	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 7–5	Johnson (4–0)	Sechler (2–3)	–		20–14	4–1	Stats Story
April 13	4:30 pm		Missouri State	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 5–3	Walker (2–5)	Schwab (1–4)	Gilmore (6)	512	21–14	5–1	Stats Story
April 16	6:00 pm		at UIC*	Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, IL	L 1–6	Toikka (2–2)	Wicklund (3–2)	–	204	21–15	–	Stats Story
April 17	5:00 pm	ESPN+	Sacramento State*	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 2–1	Vogrin (2–0)	Martizia (2–1)	Gilmore (7)	571	22–15	–	Stats Story
April 19	6:30 pm		at Southern Illinois	Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL	W 7–4	Headrick (4–3)	Hiser (3–2)	Gilmore (8)	192	23–15	6–1	Stats Story
April 20	2:00 pm		at Southern Illinois	Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL	W 7–6	Lindgren (4–2)	Givens (3–5)	Gilmore (9)	466	24–15	7–1	Stats Story
April 21	1:00 pm		at Southern Illinois	Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL	W 8–4	Walker (3–5)	Begner (3–5)	Johnson (1)	246	25–15	8–1	Stats Story
April 23	5:00 pm	ESPN+	Northern Illinois*	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 10–2	Wicklund (4–3)	Walker (0–1)	–	291	26–15	–	Stats Story
April 26	6:30 pm		at Dallas Baptist	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 9–8	Headrick (5–3)	Martinson (5–3)	Gilmore (10)	1,184	27–15	9–1	Stats Story
April 27	2:00 pm		at Dallas Baptist	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	L 3–13	Johnson (7–1)	Lindgren (4–3)	–	1,000	27–16	9–2	Stats Story
April 28	12:00 pm		at Dallas Baptist	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	L 4–11	Bayless (6–1)	Walker (3–6)	–	648	27–17	9–3	Stats Story

May (5–5)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	MVC
May 1	3:30 pm		at Northwestern*	Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, IL	L 3–6	Paciorek (3–1)	Johnson (4–1)	Levy (1)	167	27–18	–	Stats Story
May 3	5:00 pm	ESPN+	Indiana State	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 4–3	Headrick (6–3)	Grauer (2–3)	–	316	28–18	10–3	Stats Story
May 4	2:00 pm	ESPN+	Indiana State	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	L 1–13	Liberatore (9–0)	Lindgren (4–4)	–	554	28–19	10–4	Stats Story
May 5	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Indiana State	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	L 1–6	Whitbread (6–1)	Walker (3–7)	Ward (5)	368	28–20	10–5	Stats Story
May 10	6:00 pm		at Bradley	Dozer Park • Peoria, IL	W 1–0	Headrick (7–3)	Janssen (4–2)	Johnson (2)	398	29–20	11–5	Stats Story
May 11	6:00 pm		at Bradley	Dozer Park • Peoria, IL	W 14–1	Walker (4–7)	Olson (1–1)	–	210	30–20	12–5	Stats Story
May 12	1:00 pm		at Bradley	Dozer Park • Peoria, IL	L 2–7	Lund (5–3)	Wicklund (4–3)	–	315	30–21	12–6	Stats Story
May 16	5:00 pm		Evansville	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 11–2	Headrick (8–3)	Lukas (5–5)	–	305	31–21	13–6	Stats Story
May 17	5:00 pm	ESPN+	Evansville	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	L 8–11	Hayden (3–2)	Walker (4–8)	Allinger (6)	382	31–22	13–7	Stats Story
May 18	12:00 pm	ESPN+	Evansville	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 11–4	Lindgren (5–4)	Weigand (2–6)	–	357	32–22	14–7	Stats Story

Postseason (4–4)

MVC Tournament (2–2)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	MVC
May 22	3:00 pm	ESPN+	(8) Southern Illinois	(2)	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 4–1	Headrick (9–3)	Hiser (4–4)	Johnson (3)		33–22	–	Stats Story
May 23	7:00 pm	ESPN+	(3) Indiana State	(2)	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 10–7	Anderson (3–0)	Ward (5–3)	Gilmore (11)	694	34–22	–	Stats Story
May 24	3:00 pm	ESPN+	(1) Dallas Baptist	(2)	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	L 7–9	Fouse (5–0)	Vogrin (2–1)	Carraway (4)		34–23	–	Stats Story
May 24	9:00 pm	ESPN+	(3) Indiana State	(2)	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	L 6–10	Ward (6–3)	Wicklund (4–4)	–		34–24	–	Stats Story

NCAA Tournament (2–2)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	MVC
May 31	1:00 pm	ESPN3	(2) Indiana	(3)	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 8–7	Harvey (1–0)	Manous (1–1)	–	1,227	35–24	–	Stats Story
June 1	3:00 pm	ESPN3	at (1) Louisville	(3)	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	W 4–2	Walker (5–8)	Detmers (11–4)	–	2,843	36–24	–	Stats Story
June 2	5:00 pm	ESPN3	at (1) Louisville	(3)	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 2–11	Smith (6–0)	Lindgren (5–5)	–	2,345	36–25	–	Stats Story
June 3	12:00 pm	ESPN2	at (1) Louisville	(3)	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 3–4	Kirian (3–1)	Gilmore (2–2)	–	2,878	36–26	–	Stats Story

Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Illinois State team member

"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the MVC Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

References[]

^ "Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
^ "2018 Baseball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "2019 Baseball Roster". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
^ "2019 Baseball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[1] "Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

[2] "2018 Baseball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[roster-3] "2019 Baseball Roster". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[schedule-4] "2019 Baseball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

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2019 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 Dallas Baptist ‍†‍‍^y	14	–	7	.667	43	–	20	.683
Illinois State ‍†‍‍^y	14	–	7	.667	36	–	26	.581
No. 23 Indiana State ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	8	.619	43	–	18	.705
Bradley ‍‍‍	11	–	10	.524	31	–	19	.620
Evansville ‍‍‍	11	–	10	.524	24	–	29	.453
Missouri State ‍‍‍	10	–	11	.476	20	–	36	.357
Valparaiso ‍‍‍	6	–	15	.286	14	–	36	.280
Southern Illinois ‍‍‍	5	–	16	.238	26	–	29	.473

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of July 16, 2019^[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball