University of Illinois
Bradley
Road Stretch Continues Tuesday at Bradley
April 24, 2017 | Baseball
| Illinois (15-22, 3-9 Big Ten) at Bradley (18-19, 4-5 Missouri Valley) | |
|---|---|
| When | April 25 at 6 p.m. |
| Where | Peoria, Illinois // Dozer Park |
| Live Video | None |
| Radio | Fighting Illini Sports Network | WDWS AM-1400 |
| Live Stats | FightingIllini.com |
| Notes | Illinois // Bradley |
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| Day | Illinois | Bradley | |||||||
| Tue., 6 p.m. CT | RHP Cole Bellair (3-2, 7.22) | RHP Mitch Janssen (1-2, 8.72) | |||||||
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois baseball team continues its eight-game road swing Tuesday with a trip to Peoria, Illinois, to face Bradley. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT at Dozer Park.
Cole Bellair (3-2, 7.22 ERA) will get the start on the mound for Illinois (15-22, 3-9 Big Ten), as the Illini look to snap a three-game losing streak. Illinois had won nine of its previous 12 games before it was handed three losses at Purdue last weekend.
Illinois will also look to avenge a 2-0 loss to Bradley earlier this season. Five Illini pitchers allowed just five hits March 28 but the Illinois offense could not get started in a 2-0 loss to Bradley at Illinois Field.
Bradley (18-19, 4-5 Missouri Valley) will go with right-hander Mitch Janssen (1-2, 8.72 ERA) on the hill. The Braves have won three of their last four games, including two of three against Illinois State over the weekend.
NOTES
• Michael Massey was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after hitting .500 last week, including two three-hit games.
• Illinois scored only four runs in three games at Purdue last weekend. The Illini stranded a season-high 14 base runners in Friday's 4-2 loss to Purdue.
• Eight of the Illini's last nine wins have been decided by three or fewer runs and seven of nine have been decided by two or fewer.
• Illinois has won seven of its last nine two-run games. The Illini are 9-10 in games decided by two or fewer runs.
• 286 2/3 of Illinois' 325 2/3 innings pitched have been by freshmen or sophomores (88.0%).
• 236 of Illinois' 326 hits have been by freshmen or sophomores (72.4%). True freshmen have 73 hits, all by Michael Massey and Ben Troike.
• Illinois has outhit opponents or hits have been even in 22 of 37 games.
• Illinois is 6-19 when scoring six or fewer runs. Six of the last nine wins have come with six or fewer runs.
• Pat McInerney Big Ten ranks: home runs (2nd, 11), slugging percentage (3rd, .592), total bases (5th, 84), RBIs (12th, 29).
• McInerney has already surpassed his home run total from last year (7) with 11 homers in 2017. He has 24 career home runs (freshman 1, sophomore 5, junior 7, senior 11), although he has not homered since April 2.
• Jack Yalowitz Big Ten ranks: batting average (6th, .345), home runs (6th, 8), RBIs (8th, 32), slugging (2nd, .613), total bases (3rd, 87), triples (4th, 3), runs (11th, 31).
• Illinois has already hit 39 home runs in 2017 after hitting 27 in all of 2016.
UP NEXT
Illinois continues its road games this weekend at Minnesota. The Gophers (23-12, 8-4 Big Ten) are in second place of the Big Ten.
