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
NCAA Tournament, Louisville Regional
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2019 record36–26 (14–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wally Crancer (1st season)
  • Matt Lambert (1st season)
Home stadiumDuffy Bass Field
2019 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 24 Dallas Baptist  y 147 .667  4320 .683
Illinois State  y 147 .667  3626 .581
No. 23 Indiana State  y 138 .619  4318 .705
Bradley   1110 .524  3119 .620
Evansville   1110 .524  2429 .453
Missouri State   1011 .476  2036 .357
Valparaiso   615 .286  1436 .280
Southern Illinois   516 .238  2629 .473
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of July 16, 2019[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

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

NamePositionSeasons at
Illinois State
Alma Mater
Steve HolmHead Coach1Oral Roberts University (2001)
Wally CrancerAssistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator1Georgia Institute of Technology (2007)
Matt LambertAssistant Coach1Illinois 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 & Results

2019 Illinois State Redbirds Baseball Game Log[4]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = Illinois State team member
Regular Season (32–22)
Postseason (4–4)

"#" 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

  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.
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