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Beefs and Bradley at Illinois Field Tuesday
April 15, 2019 | Baseball
| Illinois (22-12, 3-6 Big Ten) vs. Bradley (22-10, 3-3 Missouri Valley) | |
|---|---|
| When | April 16 at 6 p.m. CT |
| Where | Illinois Field |
| Tickets | Free |
| Live Video | BTN Plus ($) |
| Radio | Fighting Illini Sports Network | WDWS AM-1400 |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Notes | Illinois |
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| Probable Starting Pitchers | |||||||||
| Day | Illinois | Bradley | |||||||
| Tue. 6 p.m. CT | RHP Maldonado (0-0, 3.92) | RHP Moscot (3-1, 2.02) | |||||||
PREVIEW
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois baseball team hosts Bradley for a midweek nonconference game Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT. The specialty concession item "Illini Beefs," an Italian beef sandwich, will be available for one game only.
Illinois (22-12, 3-6 Big Ten) has a quick turnaround after finishing a three-game series Monday at Minnesota and flying back to Illinois late Monday night. The Illini won two of three against Minnesota, claiming the weather-adjusted series with a Sunday doubleheader sweep.
Bradley (22-10, 3-3 Missouri Valley) brings a 10-game winning streak to Champaign, most recently sweeping Southern Illinois last weekend in Peoria. The Braves also beat Iowa in a midweek game last week.
Bradley won the two teams' only meeting last season, a 4-3 decision in 11 innings at Illinois Field. Illinois and Bradley are scheduled to play again next Tuesday at Dozer Park in Peoria, Illinois.
Dave Loane has the call for all three games on the Fighting Illini Sports Network. A video stream will be provided via BTN Plus (subscription required)
Tuesday's @IlliniBaseball game against Bradley will feature the second specialty concession item - a classic Italian beef sandwich!
— Illinois Athletics (@IlliniAthletics) April 15, 2019
Come out to Illinois Field to get your Italian Beef tomorrow! First pitch at 6 pm.
Reminder: The Illini Sluggers sold out before first pitch... pic.twitter.com/DXCeGd8MoU
NOTES
• Bradley won the two teams' only meeting last season, a 4-3 decision in 11 innings at Illinois Field.
• Bradley and Illinois are scheduled to play again next Tuesday at Dozer Park in Peoria, Illinois.
• Zac Taylor has homered in two straight games. He leads Illinois with five homers despite missing 14 games with an injury. Taylor was a home run away from the cycle during the Sunday game at Grand Canyon but had to be removed from the game after injuring his ankle while trying to make a catch at the wall.
• Michael Massey, a Preseason All-American, was unable to play defense for the first 28 games of the season due to an injury. Massey started the first 28 games at DH and homered in three straight games 3/9-3/16/2019. He missed two games at Minnesota last weekend but returned to the DH spot Monday and got three hits.
• Garrett Acton leads the Big Ten in saves (11).
• Ty Weber is second in the Big Ten in ERA (1.90) and seventh in batting average against (.202).
• Grant Van Scoy is on a career-long 17-game reached base streak.
• Illinois is 19-8 on the weekends (Minnesota Monday counted as weekend) and 3-4 during the week.
• Illinois is 21-5 when allowing six or fewer runs.
• Illinois is 20-5 when leading or tied after four innings.
• Illinois is 9-2 at home.
• Illinois is 3-1 against ranked teams (D1Baseball Poll).
• Opponents are hitting .191 with runners in scoring position against Illinois this season (63/329).
• Illinois is outscoring opponents 23-6 in the first inning.
UP NEXT
Illinois stays home Friday-Sunday for three games against Penn State.
