| Probable Starting Pitchers |
| Day | Illinois | Eastern Illinois |
| Tue., 6 p.m. | RHP Andrew Mamlic (2-6, 4.57) | RHP Chase Thurston (0-3, 8.89) |
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois finishes its two-game season series with Eastern Illinois on Tuesday when it travels to Mattoon, Illinois. The Fighting Illini will look to finish the sweep after a 9-7 win April 5 at Illinois Field.
Illinois (17-16) got back over the .500 mark last week by winning four straight games. The Illini beat Illinois State in a midweek game before sweeping Saint Louis over the weekend in front of record crowds at Illinois Field.
Tuesday's game is the Illini's only trip for the rest of the month. Ohio State visits Illinois Field April 22-24 and Minnesota travels to Champaign April 29-May 1, as Illinois finishes its run of 10 of 11 games at Illinois Field.
Andrew Mamlic is scheduled to start for the Illini against Eastern Illinois right-hander Chase Thurston. It will be Mamlic's third straight Tuesday start.
SERIES HISTORY
• Record: 54-24
• Last: W, 9-7 (4/5/16 at Illinois)
• First: W, 3-2 (5/17/60 at Illinois)
• Illinois has won seven of the last 10 vs. EIU
• Illini are 2-1 vs. EIU in Mattoon
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MICHAEL HURWITZ
• Hurwitz is on a nine-game hitting streak and has 19 hits during the run.
COLE BELLAIR - @CBellair
• Bellair picked up his first collegiate win Sunday, while striking out a career-best six hitters.
TRENT HAMMOND
• Hammond drove in seven runs during the Saint Louis series, including a career-best four during Friday's game.
NOTES
• Cody Sedlock has been the Big Ten's strikeout leader since the first day of the season when he fanned 10 at Tulane.
• Over 4,000 fans came out to the three games at Illinois Field between the Fighting Illini and Saint Louis April 15-17. It was the 10th-best attendance for a weekend series in program history and the highest for a nonconference set.
• Nearly half (49%) of the team's hits have been by players that had not started a game before this year
UP NEXT
Illinois plays two straight Big Ten home series coming up. Ohio State travels to Champaign next weekend, followed by a visit from Minnesota.
