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         <title>Errors Cost ISU in 5-4 Loss to Missouri State in MVC Semifinals</title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 17:56:51 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Junior pitcher/first baseman Amber Smith hit her Missouri Valley Conference record 40th-career home run, but in the end, four errors in the game, including three in the fifth inning, cost the Redbirds a shot at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference championship game, as the second-seeded Illinois State softball team (28-20) suffered a 5-4 loss to No. 7-seed Missouri State (28-21) in the semifinals of the MVC Tournament Friday afternoon at Southern Illinois' Charlotte West Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.]]></description>
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         <title>Prager Earns &lt;i>ESPN The Magazine&lt;/i> Academic Honor</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 22:41:49 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[For the second time in her career, Illinois State senior second baseman Tiffany Prager was named to the <i>ESPN The Magazine</i> Academic All-District V Softball First Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced Thursday. It marks the second-straight year that Prager has represented the Redbirds on the academic all-district team.]]></description>
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         <title>Redbirds Set to Play Missouri State in MVC Semifinals</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 22:31:28 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[It took four games over one full day of play, but the Illinois State softball team finally knows who it will play in the semifinal round of the 2008 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Second-seeded Illinois State (28-19 overall, 17-7/2nd MVC) is set to play No. 7 seed Missouri State (26-21, 11-13/7th MVC) at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Southern Illinois' Charlotte West Stadium in Carbondale, Ill.]]></description>
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         <title>Four Redbirds Earn First-Team All-MVC Honors</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 22:13:38 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[For the third-straight year and fourth time this decade, four Illinois State softball players were honored as first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference selections, as sophomore third baseman Kara Nelson, junior left fielder Jessie Buker, junior pitcher/first baseman Amber Smith and senior second baseman Tiffany Prager were all named first-team All-MVC honorees at the 2008 Missouri Valley Conference Championship banquet Wednesday night at Southern Illinois' SIU Arena in Carbondale, Ill.]]></description>
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         <title>Olson Sets Single-Game RBI Record in 15-2 Rout of UNI</title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 14:39:03 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[A combined 11 RBI from the duo of freshman designated player Abby Olson and junior catcher Casey Gorrell, which included three home runs by Olson and a grand slam by Gorrell, powered the Illinois State softball team to a 15-2, five-inning victory over host Northern Iowa in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Three Redbird batters combined to hit five home runs in the game, which marked the first time that ISU has produced five home runs in a single game since Feb. 18, 2007, versus North Carolina.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 20:14:58 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Junior center fielder Katie Mathis hit her first-career home run and recorded a career-high-tying three RBI to help the Illinois State softball team (27-19 overall, 16-7 Missouri Valley Conference) bounce back from a tough game-one loss and defeat host Northern Iowa, 8-6, in game two Saturday afternoon at the Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex in Cedar Falls, Iowa.]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sophomore third baseman Kara Nelson and sophomore first baseman Michelle Henderson each hit solo home runs, but seventh-inning defensive miscues allowed Northern Iowa to score four runs with two outs in the frame, as the Illinois State softball team (26-19 overall, 15-7 Missouri Valley Conference) suffered a 5-4 loss to the Panthers (20-26, 5-14 MVC) Saturday afternoon at Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The loss was ISU's first against UNI since April 18, 2001, and snapped the Redbirds' season-long six-game winning streak.]]></description>
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         <title>UPDATE: ISU-UNI Softball Doubleheader Now in Progress</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 09:45:15 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Due to heavy rain that fell in the Cedar Falls, Iowa, area late Friday night, the Illinois State softball team's series-opening Saturday doubleheader at Northern Iowa has been postponed to a 2 p.m. start from UNI's Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex. Both games of the originally-scheduled noon doubleheader are slated to be played, with game two set to take place at approximately 4 p.m.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 08:20:48 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Winners of six-straight games and 15 out of its last 19 contests, the Illinois State softball team (26-18 overall, 15-6 Missouri Valley Conference), which currently owns a two-and-a-half game lead of second place in the Missouri Valley Conference standings, will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, Saturday and Sunday to take on ninth-place Northern Iowa (19-26, 4-14 MVC) in the Redbirds' final regular-season conference series of the season.]]></description>
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         <title>Buker Homers Twice in Redbird Victory; Fischer Records 750th Win at ISU</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:44:32 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Two home runs by junior left fielder Jessie Buker, the reigning State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, highlighted head coach Melinda Fischer's 750th-career victory at the helm of the Redbirds, as the Illinois State softball team (26-18) held off a late charge by visiting Northern Illinois (12-27) to secure a 5-4 victory over the Huskies Tuesday night at the Redbird Softball Complex.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:06:29 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[After leading the Illinois State softball team to a 5-1 record last week in conference play, which included a team-high .474 batting average and two home runs, junior left fielder Jessie Buker was named the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week Monday, as announced by the conference office. The weekly honor is the third of the season for Illinois State and marked the 38th time in program history that a Redbird softball player has been honored as The Valley Player of the Week, the second-most player of the week honors for a school in conference history.]]></description>
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         <title>Softball Hosts Northern Illinois in Final Home Game of 2008</title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:28:32 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Riding a five-game winning streak, which includes a key Missouri Valley Conference series sweep last weekend of then-third-place Drake, the Illinois State softball team (25-18 overall, 15-6 MVC) will play host to Northern Illinois (12-26, 6-10 Mid-American Conference) at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Redbird Softball Complex in the Redbirds' final regular-season home game of the season. The game is a makeup of ISU's originally-scheduled home-opener against the Huskies earlier this season (March 11).]]></description>
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         <title>Gorrell's Walk-Off Shot Beats Drake; Smith Ties Valley Career Home Run Record</title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:01:56 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[A walk-off solo home run by junior catcher Casey Gorrell in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score tied at 4-4 gave the Illinois State softball team (25-18 overall, 15-6 Missouri Valley Conference) a 5-4 victory over visiting Drake (22-23, 11-9 MVC) Sunday afternoon at the Redbird Softball Complex. ISU also received home runs in the game from sophomore third baseman Kara Nelson and junior pitcher Amber Smith, with Smith's home run being the 39th of her two-plus-year Redbird softball career, which ties her with former Southern Illinois player Katie Jordan (2002-05) for the Missouri Valley Conference career home run record.]]></description>
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         <title>Redbirds Secure Series Win Over Drake with 8-3 Game-Two Victory</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:27:32 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[A home run by sophomore Michelle Henderson, along with hits from six of nine batters in its lineup, propelled the Illinois State softball team (24-18 overall, 14-6 Missouri Valley Conference) to an 8-3 win over Valley foe Drake (22-22, 11-8 MVC) Saturday afternoon at the Redbird Softball Complex in game two of the Redbirds-Bulldogs three-game MVC series. The win was the second of the day for Illinois State over Drake, as the Redbirds also won game one, 8-0, in five innings.]]></description>
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         <title>Smith Blanks Drake, 8-0; ISU Records Third-Straight Run-Rule Win</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:30:39 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Backed by home runs from juniors Jessie Buker and Casey Gorrell, along with a one-hitter from junior pitcher Amber Smith, the Illinois State softball team (23-18 overall, 13-6 Missouri Valley Conference) run-ruled visiting Drake, 8-0, in five innings in game one of the Redbirds-Bulldogs doubleheader Saturday afternoon at the Redbird Softball Complex. The win marked the Redbirds' third-straight run-rule victory over a Valley opponent, after Illinois State blanked Creighton, 9-0, Monday in six innings and took down Indiana State, 10-2, in six innings Wednesday.]]></description>
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