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Bryce Ball
4
Illinois State ILS 26-18, 9-3 MVC
11
Winner DBU DBU 30-13, 8-4 MVC
Illinois State ILS
26-18, 9-3 MVC
4
Final
11
DBU DBU
30-13, 8-4 MVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Illinois State ILS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 1
DBU DBU 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 4 X 11 15 1

W: Bayless, Jarod (6-1) L: Walker, Matt (3-6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Patriots Stay Undefeated on Sundays to Take Series From Illinois State

THE LEAD
DBU faced an early deficit for the third straight game against Illinois State but came away with an 11-4 victory Sunday at Horner Ballpark. Bryce Ball and Jimmy Glowenke hit back-to-back home runs to give the Patriots the lead in the third, and DBU (30-13, 8-4) led the rest of the way to improve to 7-0 on Sundays in 2019.

Illinois State (26-18, 9-3) led 3-1 heading into the bottom of the third, but a two-run homer by Ball and a solo shot by Glowenke two pitches later turned the tables in the Patriots' favor. Luke Bandy added an RBI double to extend the lead further.

DBU put the game out of reach with four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. An RBI single by Jackson Glenn, an RBI double by Evan Sandmann, and a two-run single by Bandy gave the Patriots some welcome insurance.

Jarod Bayless earned the win, limiting the Redbirds to one run on four hits in 3.1 innings of relief. The senior righthander struck out three batters while walking none to improve to 6-1 on the year.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
 - The Patriots remain undefeated in the third game of weekend series this season.
 - Ball and Glowenke's blasts were the fourth set of back-to-back homers by DBU this season.
 - DBU is within one game of the conference lead with three MVC series left in the regular season.

COACH DAN HEEFNER ON JOHNSON'S EFFORTS
"Our biggest goal is to be called competitors or a tough ball team, and I think we're really starting to find that.  I'm going to keep going back to what happened on Friday night.I think that was a huge thing for the rest of this series, how when we did get down - they scored, and we don't give up... I'm really proud of our guys and the way they're starting to compete."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.459 - Blayne Jones, Ball, and Glowenke - the Patriots' Nos. 1-3 hitters - combined to go 17-for-37 with four walks, three home runs and 15 RBIs in the series.
6 - Bayless' sixth win placed him second on the DBU pitching staff.
2.45 - The Patriot bullpen held Illinois State to two runs in 7.1 innings Sunday, good for a 2.45 earned run average.

UP NEXT
DBU heads to Arlington to face UTA at Clay Gould Ballpark on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 pm.
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