Redbirds Travel to Madison for Fall Scrimmage Against Milwaukee on Saturday

MADISON, Wis. – Illinois State baseball is set to compete against the Milwaukee Panthers in a 12-inning scrimmage Saturday afternoon at 12:05 p.m. The contest will take place at Warner Park, hosted by the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League. The Redbirds and Panthers participated in a fall scrimmage at Warner Park in 2025, becoming the first NCAA-sanctioned Division I baseball game played in Madison since 1991, following the disbandment of the University of Wisconsin-Madison baseball program. Sophomore Brayden Zilis played for the Mallards in 2026, appearing in 19 games throughout the summer. He gathered a slash line of .279/.375/.338...