The Illinois State Redbirds baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. The team competes at the Division I level of the NCAA and is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
History The program's first year of competition was 1890. 16 players that played for Illinois State have played in Major League Baseball.
Illinois State in the NCAA Tournament 1976 1–2 Mideast Regional 1994 0–2 Midwest I Regional 2010 1–2 Louisville Regional 2019 2–2 Louisville Regional 4–8
Stadium Illinois State plays at Duffy Bass Field, a 1,000-seat (1,200 including non-seating areas) facility located in the northwest corner of the university's campus in Normal. The field is named for the school's winningest baseball coach in its history.
Head coaches
Records are through the end of the 2024 season Year(s) Coach Seasons W-L-T Pct 1909 George Binnewies 1 9–1 .900 1911–1923 Harrison Russell 13 27–54–1 .329 1924–1932 Clifford Horton 9 43–61 .414 1933–1946 Howard Hancock 14 120–112–2 .513 1947–1963 Harold Frye 17 224–207–2 .517 1964–1988 Duffy Bass 25 713–457–18 .600 1989–2002 Jeff Stewart 14 380–403–1 .485 2003–2009 Jim Brownlee 7 157–208 .430 2010–2014 Mark Kingston 5 173–102 .629 2015–2018 Bo Durkac 4 82-134 .380 2019–present Steve Holm 6 136–157
Redbirds in the Major Leagues
= MLB All-Star
Athlete Years in MLB MLB teamsEd Kinsella1905, 1910Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis BrownsBuzz Capra1971–1977New York Mets, Atlanta BravesDave Bergman1975, 1977–1992New York Yankees, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Detroit TigersTom Wieghaus1981, 1983–1984Montreal Expos, Houston AstrosPaul Wagner1992–1999Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland IndiansDan Kolb1999-2007Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh PiratesMatt Herges1999–2009Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland IndiansJason Karnuth2001, 2005St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit TigersEric Eckenstahler2002–2003Detroit TigersJason Pearson2002–2003San Diego Padres, St. Louis CardinalsNeal Cotts2003–2009, 2013–2015Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota TwinsJeremy Accardo2005–2012San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Oakland AthleticsBrock Stewart2016–presentLos Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota TwinsPaul DeJong2017–presentSt. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City RoyalsRyan Court2019Seattle MarinersOwen Miller2021–presentCleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies Source: Illinois State media guide
External links Official website
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