# 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.

## 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.

## 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
## Schedule and results

2019 Illinois State Redbirds baseball game log :
Regular season (32–22) :
February (5–2)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
February 153:30 pmat Belmont*E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TNW 27–11$^{11}$Gilmore (1–0)Bowen (0–1)–2081–0–Stats Story
February 161:00 pmat Belmont*E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TNW 14–3Lindgren (1–0)Brennan (0–1)–1002–0–Stats Story
February 171:00 pmat Belmont*E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TNW 10–6Walker (1–0)Marcotte (0–1)Gilmore (1)1683–0–Stats Story
February 236:00 pmat Central Arkansas*Bear Stadium • Conway, ARL 4–6Patton (1–0)Bronke (0–1)–2953–1–Stats Story
February 241:00 pmat Central Arkansas*Bear Stadium • Conway, ARW 8–0Lindgren (2–0)Callahan (0–2)–2824–1–Stats Story
February 244:30 pmat Central Arkansas*Bear Stadium • Conway, ARL 1–4Moyer (1–0)Walker (1–1)Williams (1)2824–2–Stats Story
February 2512:00 pmat Central Arkansas*Bear Stadium • Conway, ARW 6–3Gilmore (2–0)Patton (1–1)–1855–2–Stats Story :
March (8–11)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
March 11:00 pmat Murray State*Reagan Field • Murray, KYW 4–3Headrick (1–0)McMurray (0–2)Gilmore (2)646–2–Stats Story
March 14:00 pmat Murray State*Reagan Field • Murray, KYL 4–5Hayes (1–0)Bronke (0–2)–746–3–Stats Story
March 21:00 pmat Murray State*Reagan Field • Murray, KYW 9–5Johnson (1–0)Hayes (1–1)Gilmore (3)1237–3–Stats Story
March 84:30 pmat #2 Vanderbilt*Hawkins Field • Nashville, TNL 4–10Fellows (3–0)Headrick (1–1)Brown (2)2,6947–4–Stats Story
March 1012:00 pmat #2 Vanderbilt*Hawkins Field • Nashville, TNL 1–9Raby (3–0)Lindgren (2–1)Fisher (1)2,8667–5–Stats Story
March 103:30 pmat #2 Vanderbilt*Hawkins Field • Nashville, TNW 7–3Johnson (2–0)King (0–1)Gilmore (4)8–5–Stats Story
March 123:00 pmat Southeast Missouri State*Capaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MOW 18–6Wicklund (1–0)Spalt (0–1)–2119–5–Stats Story
March 134:00 pmat SIU Edwardsville*Simmons Baseball Complex • Edwardsville, ILW 16–9Peplow (1–0)Byrd (0–1)–10110–5–Stats Story
March 161:00 pmESPN3Central Michigan*Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 7–2Johnson (3–0)Kohn (2–3)–11–5–Stats Story
March 164:40 pmCentral Michigan*Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 5–4Anderson (1–0)Miller (0–1)Gilmore (5)19612–5–Stats Story
March 171:00 pmESPN3Central Michigan*Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILL 2–11Hankins (3–0)Walker (1–2)–25812–6–Stats Story
March 195:00 pmESPN+UIC*Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 4–0Wicklund (2–0)Toikka (1–2)–24513–6–Stats Story
March 224:00 pmat #23 Illinois*Illinois Field • Champaign, ILL 3–14Fisher (3–1)Headrick (1–2)–75113–7–Stats Story
March 231:00 pmat #23 Illinois*Illinois Field • Champaign, ILL 2–4Weber (1–0)Lindgren (2–2)Acton (8)1,57313–8–Stats Story
March 2412:00 pmat #23 Illinois*Illinois Field • Champaign, ILL 1–12Lavender (1–1)Walker (1–3)–66113–9–Stats Story
March 266:00 pmESPN+Milwaukee*Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILL 3–6McIntosh (3–0)Wicklund (2–1)Sommers (4)34613–10–Stats Story
March 302:00 pmat Creighton*TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEL 3–17Ragan (4–1)Headrick (1–3)–1,13713–11–Stats Story
March 3112:00 pmat Creighton*TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEL 7–8$^{11}$Sakowski (2–0)Gilmore (2–1)–13–12–Stats Story
March 314:00 pmat Creighton*TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NEL 3–7Johnson (3–0)Walker (1–4)–13–13–Stats Story :
April (14–4)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
April 25:00 pmESPN+Eastern Illinois*Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 3–0Wicklund (3–1)Wolfe (1–2)–28114–13–Stats Story
April 34:05 pmat Iowa*Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, IAW 11–6Vogrin (1–0)Wallace (1–1)–42715–13–Stats Story
April 53:00 pmat ValparaisoEmory G. Bauer Field • Valparaiso, INW 13–1Headrick (2–3)Tieman (1–5)–15916–131–0Stats Story
April 61:00 pmat ValparaisoEmory G. Bauer Field • Valparaiso, INW 12–6Lindgren (3–2)Fields (2–3)–17–132–0Stats Story
April 63:30 pmat ValparaisoEmory G. Bauer Field • Valparaiso, INL 2–4Hammel (1–3)Walker (1–5)Rhodehouse (2)21317–142–1Stats Story
April 95:00 pmESPN+Illinois*Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 7–6$^{13}$Anderson (2–0)Acton (1–2)–98918–14–Stats Story
April 125:00 pmESPN+Missouri StateDuffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 7–1Headrick (3–3)Lochner (2–1)–40419–143–1Stats Story
April 131:00 pmMissouri StateDuffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 7–5Johnson (4–0)Sechler (2–3)–20–144–1Stats Story
April 134:30 pmMissouri StateDuffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 5–3Walker (2–5)Schwab (1–4)Gilmore (6)51221–145–1Stats Story
April 166:00 pmat UIC*Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, ILL 1–6Toikka (2–2)Wicklund (3–2)–20421–15–Stats Story
April 175:00 pmESPN+Sacramento State*Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 2–1Vogrin (2–0)Martizia (2–1)Gilmore (7)57122–15–Stats Story
April 196:30 pmat Southern IllinoisItchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, ILW 7–4Headrick (4–3)Hiser (3–2)Gilmore (8)19223–156–1Stats Story
April 202:00 pmat Southern IllinoisItchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, ILW 7–6Lindgren (4–2)Givens (3–5)Gilmore (9)46624–157–1Stats Story
April 211:00 pmat Southern IllinoisItchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, ILW 8–4Walker (3–5)Begner (3–5)Johnson (1)24625–158–1Stats Story
April 235:00 pmESPN+Northern Illinois*Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 10–2Wicklund (4–3)Walker (0–1)–29126–15–Stats Story
April 266:30 pmat Dallas BaptistHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 9–8Headrick (5–3)Martinson (5–3)Gilmore (10)1,18427–159–1Stats Story
April 272:00 pmat Dallas BaptistHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL 3–13Johnson (7–1)Lindgren (4–3)–1,00027–169–2Stats Story
April 2812:00 pmat Dallas BaptistHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL 4–11Bayless (6–1)Walker (3–6)–64827–179–3Stats Story :
May (5–5)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
May 13:30 pmat Northwestern*Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, ILL 3–6Paciorek (3–1)Johnson (4–1)Levy (1)16727–18–Stats Story
May 35:00 pmESPN+Indiana StateDuffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 4–3Headrick (6–3)Grauer (2–3)–31628–1810–3Stats Story
May 42:00 pmESPN+Indiana StateDuffy Bass Field • Normal, ILL 1–13Liberatore (9–0)Lindgren (4–4)–55428–1910–4Stats Story
May 51:00 pmESPN+Indiana StateDuffy Bass Field • Normal, ILL 1–6Whitbread (6–1)Walker (3–7)Ward (5)36828–2010–5Stats Story
May 106:00 pmat BradleyDozer Park • Peoria, ILW 1–0Headrick (7–3)Janssen (4–2)Johnson (2)39829–2011–5Stats Story
May 116:00 pmat BradleyDozer Park • Peoria, ILW 14–1Walker (4–7)Olson (1–1)–21030–2012–5Stats Story
May 121:00 pmat BradleyDozer Park • Peoria, ILL 2–7Lund (5–3)Wicklund (4–3)–31530–2112–6Stats Story
May 165:00 pmEvansvilleDuffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 11–2Headrick (8–3)Lukas (5–5)–30531–2113–6Stats Story
May 175:00 pmESPN+EvansvilleDuffy Bass Field • Normal, ILL 8–11Hayden (3–2)Walker (4–8)Allinger (6)38231–2213–7Stats Story
May 1812:00 pmESPN+EvansvilleDuffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 11–4Lindgren (5–4)Weigand (2–6)–35732–2214–7Stats Story :
Postseason (4–4) :
MVC Tournament (2–2)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
May 223:00 pmESPN+(8) Southern Illinois(2)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 4–1Headrick (9–3)Hiser (4–4)Johnson (3)33–22–Stats Story
May 237:00 pmESPN+(3) Indiana State(2)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 10–7Anderson (3–0)Ward (5–3)Gilmore (11)69434–22–Stats Story
May 243:00 pmESPN+(1) Dallas Baptist(2)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILL 7–9Fouse (5–0)Vogrin (2–1)Carraway (4)34–23–Stats Story
May 249:00 pmESPN+(3) Indiana State(2)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILL 6–10Ward (6–3)Wicklund (4–4)–34–24–Stats Story :
NCAA tournament (2–2)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
May 311:00 pmESPN3(2) Indiana(3)Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 8–7Harvey (1–0)Manous (1–1)–1,22735–24–Stats Story
June 13:00 pmESPN3at (1) Louisville(3)Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYW 4–2Walker (5–8)Detmers (11–4)–2,84336–24–Stats Story
June 25:00 pmESPN3at (1) Louisville(3)Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYL 2–11Smith (6–0)Lindgren (5–5)–2,34536–25–Stats Story
June 312:00 pmESPN2at (1) Louisville(3)Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYL 3–4Kirian (3–1)Gilmore (2–2)–2,87836–26–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. :