University of Illinois
Milwaukee
No. 24 Illinois Opens 2018 Home Schedule Wednesday
March 13, 2018 | Baseball
| Illinois vs. Milwaukee | Home Opener | |
|---|---|
| When | March 14 at 3 p.m. CT |
| Where | Illinois Field |
| Tickets | Free |
| Live Video | BTN2Go |
| Radio | Fighting Illini Sports Network | WDWS AM-1400 |
| Live Stats | FightingIllini.com |
| Notes | Illinois | Milwaukee |
| Shop | Online Store | Auctions | Publications |
| Social Media | @IlliniBaseball  | #Illini | @IlliniBaseball  | Facebook  | YouTube  |
| Probable Starting Pitchers | |||||||||
| Day/Time | Illinois | Milwaukee | |||||||
| Wed., 3 p.m. | RHP Cyrillo Watson (0-1, 4.05) | LHP Alex Fischer (1-1, 5.40) | |||||||
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois baseball team begins is 2018 home schedule Wednesday when Milwaukee comes to Illinois Field. It is the first of 13 straight games in the state of Illinois for the Illini.
Illinois (8-4) is off to a nice start to this season's campaign. The Illini have won seven of their last eight, including top-25 wins over UCLA and Coastal Carolina.
The Illini had won seven straight games before snapping the streak Saturday against Michigan State in Greenville, S.C. Illinois still won two of three games in Greenville after sweeping the DQ Classic/Big Ten-Pac-12 Challenge the weekend prior.
Milwaukee (4-10) enters having won two of its last three as well, as the Panthers took a three-game set at UAB last weekend.
The game will be live streamed on BTN2Go and available on WDWS radio and the Fighting Illini Sports Network with Dave Loane on the call. Loane returns to the booth for his 30th season of Fighting Illini baseball broadcasts.
FREE TICKETS
All 2018 Illinois home games are free for all fans. Illinois is the only top 25 team in the nation to offer free admission to all games. Below is a table of the top 25 teams' lowest ticket prices.
| Baseball America Top 25 | Lowest Price | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Opponent | Lowest Price |
| 1 | Oregon State | $12 |
| 2 | Florida | $4 |
| 3 | Stanford | $6 |
| 4 | Kentucky | $8 |
| 5 | Clemson | $2 |
| 6 | Florida State | $2 |
| 7 | Arkansas | $10 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | $6 |
| 9 | TCU | $10 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | $8 |
| 11 | Ole Miss | $5 |
| 12 | Louisville | $5 |
| 13 | Auburn | $8 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | $12 |
| 15 | Southern Miss | $10 |
| 16 | UCLA | $8 |
| 17 | LSU | $3 |
| 18 | Indiana | $5 |
| 19 | UCF | $5 |
| 20 | Duke | $4 |
| 21 | East Carolina | $7 |
| 22 | Sam Houston State | $4 |
| 23 | NC State | $8 |
| 24 | Illinois | FREE |
| 25 | San Diego State | $6 |
LIVE STREAMING
The entirety of the Illinois baseball home schedule will be streamed on Big Ten Network or BTN2Go. A BTN Plus subscription is required to access BTN2Go. BTN2Go broadcasts include one-camera shoots and Student U television-level broadcasts. Broadcast levels are subject to change.
BTN Plus programming includes non-televised games and events available on BTN2Go with a purchase of a BTN Plus subscription. BTN Plus content features live games produced by students at Big Ten universities. A subscription to BTN Plus on BTN2Go does NOT require a Big Ten Network TV subscription with a TV provider. A BTN Plus Subscription does not include access to other televised (BTN/ESPN/CBS/etc.) content on BTN2Go. Prices range from $9.95 per month for access to one school to $119.95 for a full conference annual pass. Pricing Info
NOTES
• The Illini and Panthers were scheduled to play Tuesday, but the game was moved to Wednesday due to cold temperatures forecasted for Tuesday.
• Illinois split a doubleheader Saturday at Fluor Field, beating Furman 14-5 before falling to Michigan State 4-2. The Illini's winning streak was stopped at seven games in the nightcap.
Illinois (8-4) went 2-1 in Greenville, S.C., outscoring opponents 31-13 in three games.
• Doran Turchin led the offense in Greenville with an .800 on-base percentage for the weekend. He had five hits and seven walks in 15 plate appearances. Bren Spillane added two homers, as the Illini hit .296 as a team with 18 extra-base hits.
• Ben Troike hit .545 (6-11) for the weekend in Greenville with two doubles, a triple and his first career homer.
• Illinois went on a six-game errorless streak Feb. 24-March 4, one of the longest errorless streaks in program history. Dating back to 1979, only one streak has been longer: 7 games, May 16-31, 2013
• During its seven-game winning streak, Illinois has beaten three of the last six NCAA champions. Feb. 24 vs. Coastal Carolina (2016), March 2 vs. UCLA (2013), March 3 vs. Arizona (2012)
• Illinois is 8-0 when leading after four innings.
• Illinois is 7-1 when scoring first.
• Bren Spillane is third in the Big Ten in slugging percentage (.745) and Doran Turchin ranks sixth (.619).
UP NEXT
Illinois travels to Carbondale, Illinois, for a three-game series against Southern Illinois this weekend.
