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ISU’s Court and Maines begin pro baseball careers | GoRedbirds.com

June 27, 2011 – 3:34 am |

NORMAL, Ill. – Former Illinois State third baseman Ryan Court and former Redbird pitcher Corey Maines each made their professional baseball debuts Monday night. Court is playing for the Arizona…

Joel Learnard signs with Illinois State | The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

November 11, 2010 – 6:45 pm |

CATLIN – Salt Fork – Joel Learnard signed his National Letter of Intent Wednesday afternoon as the lefty hurler committed to play baseball for the Illinois State University Redbirds.
“It’s…

ISU adds local talent – Peoria, IL – pjstar.com

November 11, 2010 – 6:41 pm |

Illinois State University’s baseball program grabbed a pair of local products Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA fall signing period.
East Peoria’s Joe Kelch and former Illinois Valley Central…

Illinois State baseball announces fall signing class | GoRedbirds.com

November 10, 2010 – 1:41 pm |

NORMAL, Ill. – Six student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to play baseball at Illinois State, including a Prep Baseball Report top-five prospect, the Redbird baseball office announced Wednesday.…

Top 100 Countdown: 68. Kevin Tokarski | CollegeBaseballBlog.com

November 10, 2010 – 1:04 pm |

We continue the countdown today at number 68 with Illinois State redshirt junior Second Baseman Kevin Tokarski.
Tokarski showed he was a good contact hitter during his freshman season, going…

Redbirds announce 2011 schedule | GoRedbirds.com

November 3, 2010 – 10:37 am |
Redbirds announce 2011 schedule | GoRedbirds.com

NORMAL, Ill.-The defending Missouri Valley Conference Champion Illinois State baseball team’s 2011 schedule is highlighted by matchups against seven teams that won 30 or more games last season, two that…

Kenny Long listed at #78 in the College Baseball Blog’s Top 100 players for 2011 | CollegeBaseballBlog.com

October 29, 2010 – 11:50 am |

Illinois State’s sidearm lefty Kenny Long checks in at #78 on the College Baseball Blog’s Top 100 players to watch for 2011. We have a feeling that this is not…

Black fights back to claim series

October 23, 2010 – 10:22 am |
Black fights back to claim series

by Michael Boyd, Illinois State baseball correspondent

Down one in a three-game series, the black team needed to win both sides of Friday’s doubleheader at Duffy Bass Field to call…

Tokarski Leads Red Team to Game 1 Win – GoRedbirds.com

October 21, 2010 – 8:25 pm |

NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State junior Kevin Tokarski belted two triples, scored two runs and drove in a run to help the Red team to a 5-1 win over the…

Mark Kingston talks fall practice : GoRedbirds.com

October 19, 2010 – 7:59 pm |

Illinois State University baseball coach Mark Kingston sat down with John Twork and discusses fall baseball practice, recruiting, and the upcoming fall Red/Black Series. Listen to the interview at GoRedbirds.com.…

Baseball Set to Play Intrasquad Series – GoRedbirds.com

October 19, 2010 – 7:14 pm |

NORMAL, Ill. – The 2010 Missouri Valley Conference Champion Illinois State baseball team opens its annual intrasquad Fall World Series Thursday at Duffy Bass Field, head coach Mark Kingston announced…

Redbirds Receive MVC Rings – goRedbirds.com

October 17, 2010 – 8:33 am |

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NORMAL, Ill. – Missouri Valley Conference championship rings were presented to the Illinois State baseball team Saturday at a ceremony during the first quarter of ISU’s Homecoming…

Redbird fall practice continues under ideal conditions

October 11, 2010 – 7:57 pm |

It’s really too bad that the baseball season isn’t being played now at Illinois State. The weather they’re getting for practice now is better than most anything they’ll get for…

Duncheon to be inducted into ISU athletics HOF – The State Journal-Register

October 11, 2010 – 12:04 pm |

NORMAL — Ryan Duncheon, a 1996 Petersburg PORTA graduate who went on to a noteworthy baseball career at Illinois State University, will be inducted into ISU’s Percy Family Athletics Hall…

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