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No. 20 Illinois to Play Michigan Thursday in B1G Tournament
May 22, 2019 | Baseball
| No. 20 Illinois (36-18, 15-9 Big Ten) at the Big Ten Tournament | |
|---|---|
| When | May 23 at 9 a.m. CT |
| Where | Omaha, Neb. | TD Ameritrade Park |
| Tickets | via Ticketmaster |
| Television | Big Ten Network |
| Live Video | BTN2Go |
| Radio | Fighting Illini Sports Network | WDWS AM-1400 |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Notes | Illinois |
| Shop | Store | Auctions | Publications |
| Social Media | @IlliniBaseball  | #Illini | @IlliniBaseball  | Facebook  | YouTube  |
| Probable Starting Pitchers | |||||||||
| Day | Illinois | Opponent | |||||||
| Thu. 9 a.m. CT | RHP Weber (4-2, 2.86) | RHP Criswell (6-1, 2.65) | |||||||
OMAHA, Neb. -- The No. 20 Illinois baseball team is set to play Michigan on Thursday in the losers' bracket of the Big Ten Tournament. First pitch is scheduled for 9 a.m. CT at TD Ameritrade Park.
No. 3 seed Illinois (36-18) has a long road back in the tournament bracket, having to win four straight games in three days to get to Sunday's championship. Illinois would have to win Thursday at 9 a.m. CT, Friday at 3:30 p.m. CT, Saturday at 9 a.m. CT and again Saturday at 5 p.m. CT to get to the championship game Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.
"We didn't play well today but that doesn't mean we can't come back and win this thing," said Illinois junior Michael Massey following Wednesday's 6-2 loss to Maryland.
No. 2 seed Michigan was one-hit Wednesday in a 2-1 loss to No. 7 seed Ohio State.
