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Illinois Softball Set for Weekend Series at Northwestern
April 29, 2021 | Softball
Preview
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois softball heads to Evanston, Illinois this weekend (April 30- May 2) for a four-game series with the Wildcats. The Illini are back on the road after two consecutive weekends at home against Purdue and Indiana. Three of the first four games this weekend will be streamed on BTN+, with the final game being broadcasted on BTN.
| Illinois (20-12) at Northwestern (22-10) | |
|---|---|
| When | Friday, April 30 - Sunday, May 2 |
| Where | Evanston, Ill. |
| Live Video | BTN + // BTN |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| 2021 Stats | Illinois Stats |
| Social Media | @IlliniSB  | #Illini | Facebook  | @IlliniSB  | YouTube  |
NOTES
• The Illini travel to Evanston, Ill. to take on Northwestern in a four-game series. Illinois is 20-12, while Northwestern is 22-10.
• Illinois is fourth in the Big Ten Conference standings, while Northwestern is third.
• The Illini and the Wildcats are both at the top of the conference in hits, as Northwestern is first (245) and Illinois is second (244). Norhtwestern also leads the conference in RBI (154) while Illinois is fourth (125).
• The Illini are coming off their second consecutive homestand as they split last weekend's series with Indiana.
• Sydney Sickels threw the 14th no-hitter in program history against Penn State on March 13 after an official stat change. Sickels also pitched game one against the Nittany Lions, throwing a complete game one-hitter and taking a perfect game into the 7th inning. She struck out 10 in each start against Penn State.
• Sydney Sickels earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors for the second time this season following two impressive performances at Wisconsin (4/2 & 4/4). The junior pitched 14.0 innings, picking up two complete game shutout wins and striking out 24 while giving up just six hits.
• Delaney Rummell earned NFCA Player of the Week and B1G Co-Player of the Week on April 20.
• Illini second baseman Avrey Steiner is second in the Big Ten in hits with 42, and fifth in batting average (.365).
• Third baseman Delaney Rummell leads the Illini in doubles (10) and RBI (22). Her 10 doubles rank third in the conference, while she is seventh in the conference in RBIs.
• Pitcher Sydney Sickels is second in the conference in ERA with a 1.33, and fourth in the conference in strikeouts with 124. She also ranks fourth in the conference in wins with 12.
• As a team, the Illini are second in the conference in hits (244) and batting average (.287), and rank fourth in runs scored (138).
UP NEXT
Following this weekend's series at Northwestern, the Illini return to Eichelberger Field for the final four-game home series of the season next weekend against Ohio State.
