2018 Illini Baseball Schedule Announced
September 12, 2017 | Baseball
2018 Illinois Baseball Schedule
» 51 games (plus two fall games)
» Feb. 16 season opener at Lamar
» March 14 home opener vs. Milwaukee
» March 23 Big Ten opener at Northwestern
» March 30 Big Ten home opener vs. Iowa
» Four Big Ten home series: Iowa, Rutgers, Ohio State, Nebraska
» Four Big Ten road series: Northwestern, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan
» Six first-time opponents: Texas Southern, VCU, Arizona, Presbyterian, Cal State Northridge, Grand Canyon
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| 2018 Illinois Baseball Schedule | ||||
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| Day | Date | Opponent | Location (Stadium) | Notes |
| Fri. | Feb. 16 | at Lamar | Beaumont, Texas | Second trip to Lamar in two years |
| Sat. | Feb. 17 | vs. Texas Southern | Beaumont, Texas | First ever matchup vs. Texas Southern |
| Sun. | Feb. 18 | vs. Missouri State | Beaumont, Texas | 2017 Super Regional team |
| Fri. | Feb. 23 | at Coastal Carolina | Conway, S.C. | 2016 College World Series champion |
| Sat. | Feb. 24 | vs. West Virginia | Conway, S.C. | Illinois is 8-2 all-time vs. WVU |
| Sat. | Feb. 24 | at Coastal Carolina | Conway, S.C. | Illini took one of three at CCU in 2017 |
| Sun. | Feb. 25 | vs. VCU | Conway, S.C. | First ever matchup vs. VCU |
| Fri. | March 2 | vs. UCLA | Minneapolis, Minn. | Played at the home of the Minnesota Vikings |
| Sat. | March 3 | vs. Arizona | Minneapolis, Minn. | First ever matchup vs. Arizona |
| Sun. | March 4 | vs. Washington | Minneapolis, Minn. | First meeting since 2001 |
| Fri. | March 9 | vs. Presbyterian | Greenville, S.C. | First ever matchup vs. Presbyterian |
| Sat. | March 10 | at Furman | Greenville, S.C. | Played at the home of the Greenville Drive (Red Sox Class A) |
| Sun. | March 11 | vs. Michigan State | Greenville, S.C. | Nonconference game |
| Wed. | March 14 | Milwaukee | Illinois Field | 2018 home opener |
| Fri.-Sun. | March 16-18 | at Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. | Illinois head coach Dan Hartleb's alma mater |
| Tue. | March 20 | at Illinois State | Normal, Ill. | Illinois has won five straight vs. Illinois State |
| Wed. | March 21 | Cal State Northridge | Illinois Field | First ever matchup vs. Cal State Northridge |
| Fri.-Sun. | March 23-25 | at Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | Former Illini assistant Spencer Allen is NU head coach |
| Tue. | March 27 | at Bradley | Peoria, Ill. | Second trip to Dozer Park in two years |
| Fri.-Sun. | March 30-April 1 | Iowa | Illinois Field | 2018 Big Ten home opener |
| Fri.-Sun. | April 6-8 | at Maryland | College Park, Md. | Illinois won series vs. Maryland in 2016 and 2017 |
| Tue. | April 10 | Illinois State | Illinois Field | Illinois has won six straight vs. Illinois State in Champaign |
| Fri.-Sun. | April 13-15 | Rutgers | Illinois Field | Illinois won last meeting at Illinois Field, 28-13, May 10, 2015 |
| Tue. | April 17 | Valparaiso | Illinois Field | Illinois is 16-3 all-time vs. Valpo |
| Fri.-Sun. | April 20-22 | Grand Canyon | Illinois Field | GCU moved to Division I in 2014 |
| Tue. | April 24 | Bradley | Illinois Field | Bradley's return trip in the home-and-home |
| Fri.-Sun. | April 27-29 | at Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | Illinois is 49-45-1 all-time at Indiana |
| Tue. | May 1 | Southern Illinois | Illinois Field | Last of four meetings vs. SIU in 2018 |
| Fri.-Sun. | May 4-6 | Ohio State | Illinois Field | First meeting since Illinois won two of three in 2016 |
| Fri.-Sun. | May 11-13 | at Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Illinois won two of three at Michigan in 2017 |
| Thur.-Sat. | May 17-19 | Nebraska | Illinois Field | Illinois clinched 2015 Big Ten title vs. Nebraska at Illinois Field |
Wednesday, March 19
Thursday, February 13
Monday, December 09
Friday, September 22
