The team competes at the Division I level of the NCAA and is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Fifteen players that played for Illinois State have made it to the Major League Baseball level.

[2] Illinois State plays at Duffy Bass Field, a 1,000-seat (1,200, including non-seating areas) facility located in the northwest corner of the university's campus in Normal, IL.

The facility is named for the school's winningest baseball coach in its history.

[3] Records are through the end of the 2024 season Taken from the 2020 Illinois State baseball media guide.