Eastern Illinois 4, at Illinois State 15

NORMAL, Ill. (Interstat) — Luke Stulga hit two home runs, including a grand slam in the seventh inning, and the Illinois State Redbirds erupted for 15 runs Tuesday to defeat the Eastern Illinois Panthers 15-4 at Duffy Bass Field. The Redbirds improved to 30-20, while the Panthers fell to 28-19. Eastern Illinois seized an early lead in the top of the first inning. Brett Stanley singled, Chris Worcester walked and James Love singled to load the bases. Mike O’Conor then crushed a grand slam to left field, giving the Panthers a 4-0 advantage. Illinois State answered in the bottom of… Read more...