Illinois State Redbirds baseball


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.

Stadium

Illinois State plays at Duffy Bass Field, a 1,000-seat 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''

Redbirds in the Major Leagues

AthleteYears in MLBMLB teams
Ed Kinsella1905, 1910Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns
Buzz Capra1971–1977New York Mets, Atlanta Braves
Dave Bergman1975, 1977–1992New York Yankees, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers
Tom Wieghaus1981, 1983–1984Montreal Expos, Houston Astros
Paul Wagner1992–1999Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians
Dan Kolb1999-2007Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates
Matt Herges1999–2009Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians
Jason Karnuth2001, 2005St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers
Eric Eckenstahler2002–2003Detroit Tigers
Jason Pearson2002–2003San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
Neal Cotts2003–2009, 2013–2015Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins
Jeremy Accardo2005–2012San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics
Brock Stewart2016–presentLos Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins
Paul DeJong2017–presentSt. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals
Ryan Court2019Seattle Mariners
Owen Miller2021–presentCleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies

Source: Illinois State media guide