CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois baseball team's game against Missouri in Sauget, Illinois, May 3 will be televised live on SEC Network, ESPN announced Thursday. The "Braggin' Rights" game originally set for 6:30 p.m. CT is now scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. CT.
GCS Ballpark, home of the Frontier League's Gateway Grizzlies, will host the rivalry game for the second straight season. Field box seats start at $10, while all-inclusive tickets (includes beer, soda, water and home plate buffet in the party suite area) are being sold for $50. Tickets can be purchased through the Grizzlies' ticket office at 618-337-3000.
"The Gateway Grizzlies are thrilled to host this event for the second year at GCS Ballpark," said Grizzlies' general manager Steve Gomric. "We expect to have a great crowd and an even split of fans because of the ballpark's location," he said.
Last season, nearly 2,500 fans watched Illinois beat Mizzou, 4-3, on its way to a program-best 50 wins.
The rest of the Fighting Illini's television schedule is expected to be announced next week.
Series History vs. Missouri (12-13-1)
Home: 4-2 // Away: 6-4-1 // Neutral: 2-7 |
|---|
| Date | Score | W/L | Location |
| 3-18-1977 | 0-7 | L | New Orleans, La. |
| 4-10-1982 | 7-0 | W | Columbia, Mo. |
| 4-10-1982 | 13-8 | W | Columbia, Mo. |
| 4-11-1982 | 4-10 | L | Columbia, Mo. |
| 4-11-1982 | 2-8 | L | Columbia, Mo. |
| 5-4-1983 | 2-3 | L | Champaign |
| 5-4-1983 | 16-6 | W | Champaign |
| 3-31-1984 | 6-4 | W | Columbia, Mo. |
| 3-31-1984 | 7-8 | L | Columbia, Mo. |
| 4-1-1984 | 3-1 | W | Columbia, Mo. |
| 4-1-1984 | 8-2 | W | Columbia, Mo. |
| 5-8-1985 | 1-13 | L | Champaign |
| 5-8-1985 | 4-0 | W | Champaign |
| 4-2-1986 | 3-3 | T | Columbia, Mo. |
| 5-6-1987 | 3-1 | W | Champaign |
| 5-6-1987 | 10-9 | W | Champaign |
| 3-9-1988 | 2-1 | W | Columbia, Mo. |
| 3-9-1988 | 6-7 | L | Columbia, Mo. |
| 5-18-2005 | 2-6 | L | O'Fallon, Mo. |
| 5-17-2006 | 2-14 | L | O'Fallon, Mo. |
| 5-15-2007 | 5-12 | L | Sauget, Ill. |
| 4-7-2010 | 4-7 | L | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 4-11-2012 | 4-5 | L | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 4-2-2013 | 6-2 | W | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 4-23-2014 | 2-5 | L | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 3-31-2015 | 4-3 | W | Sauget, Ill. |
