University of Illinois
20-18, 6-7
Minnesota
26-12, 10-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Minnesota Takes Opener Against @IlliniBaseball
April 29, 2016 | Baseball
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Minnesota scored two runs on Jordan Smith's two-out single in the sixth inning to beat the Illinois baseball team, 3-1, Friday night in the first game of a doubleheader. Dan Rowbottom plated the Fighting Illini's only run with a single in the fourth to tie the game, 1-1.
Cody Sedlock (4-2) took the loss in 6.2 innings. He allowed all three runs on nine hits, while walking three and striking out six. Sedlock moved into Illinois' top 10 in a single season with his 90th strikeout of the year.
Rowbottom and McInerney led the Illini's nine-hit attack, while Minnesota totaled 11 hits. The Illini were 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position.
The two teams meet again at 8 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fiedler, Matt (7-2)
L: Sedlock, Cody (4-2)
S: Gilbreath, Lucas (1)
Batting:
2B: Boxwell, Alex 1
RBI: Smith, Jordan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Coffey, Micah 1 ; Boxwell, Alex 1 ; Pettersen, Luke 1
HBP: Hanson, Toby 1
Batting:
RBI: Rowbottom, Dan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McInerney, Pat 1
SB: McInerney, Pat 1
