CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois softball heads to Iowa City, Iowa this weekend (May 14-16) for a four-game set with the Hawkeyes. The Illini are back on the road for the final four-game Big Ten series of the season after last weekend's home series with Ohio State. Games one and four this weekend will both be broadcasted by Big Ten Network, while Saturday's games will both be streamed on BTN+.

Illinois (23-17) at Iowa (23-17)
When	Friday, May 14 - Sunday, May 16
Where	Iowa City, Iowa
Live Video	BTN + // BTN
2021 Stats	Illinois Stats
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NOTES

• The Illini travel to Iowa City, Iowa to take on the Hawkeyes in the final Big Ten series of the season this weekend. Illinois and Iowa are both 23-17, and are in a three-way tie with Indiana for fourth place in the conference standings.

• The Illini are fourth in the Big Ten Conference standings, while the Buckeyes are eighth. 

• The Illini are coming off a home series with Ohio State where they went 1-3 against the Buckeyes.

• Illinois is third in the conference in batting average (.280), while Iowa is tenth (.242). The Illini are also third in hits (296).

• Illini second baseman Avrey Steiner ranks third in the Big Ten in hits with 48.

• First baseman Kailee Powell ranks ninth in the conference in batting average (.342) and doubles (10).

• Third baseman Delaney Rummell leads the Illini in doubles (13) and RBI (31). Her 13 doubles and 31 RBI both rank third in the conference.

• Pitcher Sydney Sickels is fourth in the conference in wins with 14 and fifth in strikeouts (145). She is also fourth in opposing batting average (.206). 

• 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.