2019 Illinois State Redbirds baseball team

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.

2019 Illinois State Redbirds baseball
MVC Regular season Champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record36–26 (14–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wally Crancer (1st season)
  • Matt Lambert (1st season)
Home stadiumDuffy Bass Field
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
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

Previous season

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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

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Coaching staff

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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

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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

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2019 Illinois State Redbirds baseball game log[4]
Regular season (32–22)
February (5–2)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall MVC
February 15 3:30 pm at Belmont* E. S. Rose ParkNashville, 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 StadiumConway, 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 Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall MVC
March 1 1:00 pm at Murray State* Reagan FieldMurray, 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 FieldCape 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 ComplexEdwardsville, 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 FieldNormal, 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 FieldChampaign, 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 ParkOmaha, 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 Rank 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 FieldIowa 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 FieldValparaiso, 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 StadiumChicago, 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 StadiumCarbondale, 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 BallparkDallas, 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 Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall MVC
May 1 3:30 pm at Northwestern* Rocky Miller ParkEvanston, 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 ParkPeoria, 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)
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
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 StadiumLouisville, 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

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  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.
  3. ^ "2019 Baseball Roster". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Baseball Schedule". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved March 7, 2020.