Cardinals home series finale, ISU softball in MVC tourney on WJBC

Posted on May 7, 2015
Jordan de los Reyes swinging
Jordan de los Reyes and the Illinois State Redbirds play Bradley in the opening round of the MVC softball tournament in Wichita, Kansas. (Photo courtesy Jason Roberts)

By WJBC Staff

The St. Louis Cardinals will close out one of their most successful homestands in years when they play the Chicago Cubs in the finale of a four-game series at Busch Stadium on Thursday.

The Cardinals have gone 8-2 on the 11-game homestand to this point.

John Lackey is scheduled to pitch for the Cardinals against Jake Arrieta of the Cubs. WJBC will have the game at 12:35 p.m. with Mike Shannon and John Rooney behind the mic.

Tim Lewis and Jim Ahart will host a two-hour edition of Sportstalk starting at 6 on WJBC and WJBC.com.

The Illinois State softball team will be facing a familiar foe Thursday when the Redbirds battle Bradley in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in Wichita, Kansas. The two teams enter with almost identical records and have played three games head-to-head in the last three weeks.

ISU comes in at 14-12 in the MVC, 23-30 overall. The Braves ended the season strong to grab the number 6 seed with a 15-12 mark, 22-31 overall.

Due to the possibility of inclement weather, the game has been moved up to 12:04 p.m.

If ISU wins, the Redbirds would play at 6:30 against Northern Iowa in the second round.

Listen live on WJBC.com.

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