Birds Walk Off The Panthers For 5-4 Senior Day Victory – Illinois State University Athletics

NORMAL, Ill. – Sunday’s series finale between Illinois State and UNI was another exciting one, as the Redbirds (20-28, 13-10 MVC) used a walk off RBI single from Bella Atkinson to defeat the Panthers (28-17, 16-8 MVC) by a score of 5-4 on Senior Day at Marian Kneer Stadium. BIRDS BITS (vs. UNI) Offensive Highlights:  Addison Masching : 2-for-3, 2 RBI Bella Atkinson : 2-for-4, 1 RBI Abby Knight : 3-for-4, 2 R, 1 2B Tatum Wolford : 3-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI Julia Larson : 1-for-4, 1 RBI Pitching Breakdown: Hannah Meshnick (W, 10-10): 7.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 6 BB, 3 K HOW IT HAPPENED UNI took an early lead, with three runs in the top of the first inning however the Redbirds would answer with one in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI single by Masching that made the score 3-1. ISU would also get a run in the bottom of the second inning to trim the UNI lead to one at 3-2, after an RBI single off the bat of Wolford. The Redbirds would then take the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning, as Knight scored on an
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