Illinois State Redbirds baseball

American college baseball team

Illinois State Redbirds Baseball

2025 Illinois State Redbirds baseball team
Founded| 1890
University| Illinois State University
Head coach| Steve Holm (7th season)
Conference| Missouri Valley
Location| Normal, Illinois
Home stadium| Duffy Bass Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname| Redbirds
Colors| Red and white[1]

College World Series champions
1969 (College Division)
NCAA tournament appearances
2019, 2010, 1994, 1976
Conference tournament champions
2010, 1994

The Illinois State Redbirds baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Illinois State University in Normal, IL. The team competes at the Division I level of the NCAA and is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

## History

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The program's first year of competition was 1890. Fifteen players that played for Illinois State have made it to the Major League Baseball level.[2]

## Illinois State in the NCAA Tournament

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Year  | Record  | Pct  | Notes

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1976 | 1–2  | .333  | Mideast Regional
1994 | 0–2  | .000  | Midwest I Regional
2010 | 1–2  | .333  | Louisville Regional
2019 | 2–2  | .500  | Louisville Regional

TOTALS

| 4–8 | .333 |

## Stadium

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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, IL. The facility is named for the school's winningest baseball coach in its history.[3]

## Head coaches

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Records are through the end of the 2024 season

Year(s)  | Coach  | Seasons  | W-L-T  | Pct

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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 | .464
Totals  | 11 coaches  | 116 seasons  | 2,057–1,887–24  | .521

## Redbirds in the Major Leagues

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| = All-Star |  |  | = Baseball Hall of Famer

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Athlete  | Years in MLB  | MLB Teams

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Ed Kinsella | 1905, 1910  | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns
Buzz Capra | 1971–1977  | New York Mets, Atlanta Braves
Dave Bergman | 1975, 1977-1992  | New York Yankees, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers
Tom Wieghaus | 1981, 1983-1984  | Montreal Expos, Houston Astros
Paul Wagner | 1992-1999  | Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians
Dan Kolb | 1999-2007  | Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates
Matt Herges | 1999-2009  | Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians
Jason Karnuth | 2001, 2005  | St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers
Eric Eckenstahler | 2002-2003  | Detroit Tigers
Jason Pearson | 2002-2003  | San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
Neal Cotts | 2003-2009, 2013-2015  | Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins
Jeremy Accardo | 2005-2012  | San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics
Brock Stewart | 2016-Present  | Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins
Paul DeJong | 2017–present  | St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals
Ryan Court | 2019  | Seattle Mariners

Taken from the 2020 Illinois State baseball media guide.[4]

## External links

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* Official website

## References

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1. ^ Redbird Athletics Identity Manual (PDF). November 29, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
2. ^ https://goredbirds.com/documents/2020/3/2/2020_Virtual_Guide_Web.pdf [bare URL PDF]
3. ^ Kindred, Randy. "Former ISU coaching icon dies". pantagraph.com. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
4. ^ https://goredbirds.com/documents/2020/3/2/2020_Virtual_Guide_Web.pdf [bare URL PDF]

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Missouri Valley Conference baseball

Teams|

* Belmont Bruins
* Bradley Braves
* Evansville Purple Aces
* Illinois State Redbirds
* Indiana State Sycamores
* Missouri State Bears (leaving in 2025)
* Murray State Racers
* Southern Illinois Salukis
* UIC Flames
* Valparaiso Beacons

Tournament|

* Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament

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Missouri Valley Conference

Members|

* Belmont Bruins
* Bradley Braves
* Drake Bulldogs
* Evansville Purple Aces
* Illinois State Redbirds
* Indiana State Sycamores
* Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears (leaving in 2025)
* Murray State Racers
* Northern Iowa Panthers
* Southern Illinois Salukis
* Valparaiso Beacons
* UIC Flames

Men's soccer associates|

* Bowling Green Falcons
* Northern Illinois Huskies
* Western Michigan Broncos

Men's swimming & diving associates|

* Ball State Cardinals
* Miami RedHawks

Women's swimming & diving associate|

* Little Rock Trojans

Championships & awards|

* Baseball tournament
* Men's basketball tournament (Arch Madness)
* Women's basketball tournament (Hoops in the Heartland)
* Men's soccer tournament
* Women's soccer tournament
* Hall of Fame

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