2020 Illinois Baseball Schedule
» At least 50 games (plus three fall games)
» 18 games at Illinois Field
» Feb. 14 season opener at the Angels College Classic
» March 20 home opener vs. Iona
» March 27 Big Ten opener at Purdue
» April 3 Big Ten home opener vs. Michigan
» Four Big Ten home series: Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Michigan State
» Four Big Ten road series: Purdue, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers
» Four Big Ten byes: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska
» Television schedules will be announced at a later date
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| 2020 Illinois Baseball Regular Season Schedule |
| Day |
Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Note |
| Fri.-Sun. |
Feb. 14-16 |
at Angels College Classic |
Tempe, Ariz. |
Many games hosted at LA Angels spring training facility |
| Fri.-Sun. |
Feb. 21-23 |
at Coastal Tournament |
Conway, S.C. |
Games against Coastal Carolina, UConn, TBA |
| Fri.-Sun. |
Feb. 28-March 1 |
at Frisco Classic |
Frisco, Texas |
Games against Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, UCLA |
| Fri.-Sun. |
March 6-8 |
at Elon |
Elon, N.C. |
First ever meeting between the two programs |
| Fri.-Sun. |
March 13-15 |
at Southern Illinois |
Carbondale, Ill. |
Coach Dan Hartleb's annual return to his alma mater |
| Tue. |
March 17 |
at Dayton |
Dayton, Ohio |
First ever meeting between the two programs |
| Wed. |
March 18 |
at Miami (Ohio) |
Oxford, Ohio |
Illinois is 2-1 all-time against Miami (Ohio) |
| Fri.-Sun. |
March 20-22 |
Iona |
Illinois Field |
Home opener |
| Tue. |
March 24 |
at Indiana State |
Terre Haute, Ind. |
Only regular season meeting between the teams |
| Fri.-Sun. |
March 27-29 |
at Purdue |
West Lafayette, Ind. |
Illinois swept Purdue in 2019 |
| Tue. |
March 31 |
at Bradley |
Peoria, Ill. |
Hosted at Peoria Chiefs' Dozer Park |
| Fri.Sun. |
April 3-5 |
Michigan |
Illinois Field |
Michigan finished second at 2019 College World Series |
| Tue. |
April 7 |
at Illinois State |
Normal, Ill. |
First of a home-and-home |
| Fri.-Sun. |
April 10-12 |
Minnesota |
Illinois Field |
Illinois beat Minnesota two of three in Minneapolis in 2019 |
| Tue. |
April 14 |
Illinois State |
Illinois Field |
Illinois won three of four vs. ISU in 2019 |
| Fri.-Sun. |
April 17-19 |
at Ohio State |
Columbus, Ohio |
First trip to Columbus since 2015 |
| Tue. |
April 21 |
Southern Illinois |
Illinois Field |
Fourth meeting of 2020 |
| Fri.-Sun. |
April 24-26 |
Northwestern |
Illinois Field |
NU coached by former Illini assistant Spencer Allen |
| Tue. |
April 28 |
Bradley |
Illinois Field |
Return of the home-and-home series |
| Fri.-Sun. |
May 1-3 |
at Penn State |
University Park, Pa. |
First trip to Penn State since 2015 |
| Fri.-Sun. |
May 8-10 |
Michigan State |
Illinois Field |
Final home series of 2020 |
| Thu.-Sat. |
May 14-16 |
at Rutgers |
Piscataway, N.J. |
Illinois swept Rutgers in 2019 |
| Wed.-Sun. |
May 20-24 |
at Big Ten Tournament |
Omaha, Neb. |
Tournament once against hosted at T.D. Ameritrade Park |
| Fri.-Mon. |
May 29-31 |
NCAA Regional |
Campus Sites |
Illinois looking for back-to-back NCAA appearances |
| Fri.-Mon. |
June 5-7 |
NCAA Super Regional |
Campus Sites |
Illinois looking for first trip to Supers since 2015 |
| Sat.-Wed. |
June 13-24 |
College World Series |
Omaha, Neb. |
Illinois looking for first ever trip to CWS |
