AUBURNDALE, Fla -- A two-run home run by Zach Amrein in the top of the first gave the Illinois State baseball team a quick start on offense and Ryan Camp scattered four hits in a 7-3 win over Western Michigan in the RussMatt Invitational in Auburndale, Fla. on Monday.
Kevin Tokarski had three hits and two RBI while Evan Kohli homered and drove in a pair for the Redbirds (4-3) who pounded out 12 hits.
Camp (1-1) went seven innings, striking out six, before giving way to Brad Sorkin who worked the last two innings to close out the Broncos (0-4).
AT AUBURNDALE, FLA.
ILLINOIS STATE 7, WESTERN MICHIGAN 3
Illinois State 200 111 202—7-12-0
Western Michigan 000 020 001—3-7-0
Camp (W, 1-1), Sorkin (8) and DeMarco; Hall (L, 0-1), Strube (6), Duncan (9), Bossenberry (9) and Lewis.
ILLINOIS STATE — 2B—Tokarski. 3B—Court. HR-Amrein, Kohli. RBI—Amrein 3, Kohli 2, Tokarski 2. Two or more hits—Tokarski 3, Court 3, Amrein 2, Kohli 2. Pitching —Camp (7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO), Sorkin (2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO).
Records — Illinois State 4-2, Western Michigan 0-4.
