CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois baseball team and Maryland split a doubleheader Saturday with the Illini taking the first game 5-1 before falling 8-4 in the nightcap. A crowd of 2,768 watched as Maryland clinched the three-game set 2-1.
Illinois (20-10, 1-5 Big Ten) was led in Game 1 by three hits from Grant Van Scoy, who extended his career-long hitting streak to 11 games and reached base streak to 13 games. Van Scoy upped his team-leading batting average to .383.
Maryland (15-15, 3-3 Big Ten) evened its overall and Big Ten records with the split. The Terrapins won a series against Illinois for the first time in four years.
Game 1 - Illinois 5, Maryland 1
Grant Van Scoy had three hits and Ty Weber threw 7 2/3 innings while allowing one run to carry Illinois to a 5-1 win against Maryland.
Van Scoy tripled in the fifth and scored, doubled in the seventh and scored, then had a two-RBI single in the eight to give Illinois a pair of insurance runs. He tied his career high with three hits and was a home run away from the cycle.
Weber's only blemish was a solo homer allowed to Josh Maguire, otherwise the junior right-hander was nearly flawless. He allowed only four hits in 7 2/3 innings and struck out three without issuing a walk.
Freshman Jacob Campbell added a two-run homer in the seventh, his first career collegiate homer.
Game 2 - Maryland 8, Illinois 4
Maryland hit two three-run home runs in Game 2 to split the doubleheader and clinch the series with a 8-4 win over Illinois. The Illini battled to tie the game 4-4 in the seventh, but Maxwell Costes' three-run shot in the eighth put the game out of reach.
Notes
• Illinois is 19-4 when allowing six or fewer runs.
• Illinois is 18-2 when leading or tied after seven innings.
• Illinois is 9-2 at home.
• Grant Van Scoy extended his career-long hitting streak to 11 games and reached base streak to 13 games.
• Van Scoy had three hits in Game 1, his fifth career three-hit game.
• Michael Massey snapped a 14-game reached base streak in Game 2.
• Campbell's homer was 104 mph off the bat and went 357 feet.
• Opponents are 4-40 with runners in scoring position against the Illini in the last five games.
• Gold Glove second baseman Michael Massey returned to play the field for the first time this season.
• Center fielder Zac Taylor started for the first time in 16 games.
• Saturday was a doubleheader due to forecasted rain and thunderstorms on Sunday.
• The attendance of 2,768 was the 17th-most ever at Illinois Field and the 13th-most for a regular season game.
• The 2,768 fans were the most since last season's 3,277 against Ohio State 5/4/18, which were the most since the 50-win 2015 season.
• Saturday was Bark in the Park at Illinois Field with many dogs in attendance.
• Saturday was also Moms' Day as the Illini celebrated their mothers.
Game 1 Highlights
