Behind two runs of 8-0 and another of 14-0 in the second half, the Illinois State Redbirds out-scored Valparaiso 52-30 in the second half, as the hosts erased a seven-point deficit early in the second half to top the Valparaiso Beacons on Thursday by an 86-64 final score.

The Illinois State softball team fell to tournament host Santa Clara, 5-2, to open the Silicon Valley Invitational on Thursday evening at SCU Softball Stadium.

NORMAL, Ill. – Due to forecasted weather in the area in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Illinois State's Saturday contest against SEMO has been rescheduled to Friday.