| Probable Starting Pitchers |
| Day |
Illinois |
Indiana |
| Fri. 11 a.m. CT |
LHP Kirschsieper
|
RHP Perkins
|
| Sat. 1Â p.m. CT |
RHP Crowder
|
RHP Brehmer
|
| Sun. 12Â p.m. CT |
RHP Gowens
|
TBA
|
PREVIEW
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois baseball team is set to travel to Indiana for a three-game series in Bloomington this weekend. Illinois (21-7, 11-4) is currently in third place in the Big Ten and is coming off its first B1G series loss of the season to Maryland last weekend. Illinois won its most recent game, a midweek matchup at Bradley on Wednesday night in Peoria. Indiana (18-23, 4-8) won last weekend's series against Nebraska and has won back-to-back midweek games heading into the weekend.Â
All three games will be streamed on B1G+. Scott Beatty has the radio call for all three games on the Fighting Illini Sports Network.
SERIES HISTORY
vs. Indiana
• Record: 121-82-1 (H: 65-31, A: 50-47-1, N: 4-4)
• Last: W, 3-2 10 inn. (5/18/21 at Indiana)
• Indiana won 2 of 3 against Illinois in 2021
• Illini won 2 of 3 against Indiana in 2019
• Illinois won 3 of 5 against Indiana in 2018
NOTES
• Illinois travels to Indiana for another three-game B1G series. The Illini won the last matchup against the Hoosiers in Bloomington, 3-2 on a walk-off home run in the 10th inning.
• Illinois owns the all-time series over the Hoosiers 121-82-1.
• Cam McDonald has reached base safely in every game this season (49-game on-base streak dating back to 5/8/21).
» McDonald is currently second on the Illini all-time on-base streak list
• Illinois is averaging 7.15 runs per game in 38 games this season.
» Illinois has scored 10+ runs 11 times, going 10-1 in those games
• Illinois has recorded 10+ hits in 22 of 38 (58%) games this season.
• Illinois is hitting .286 as a team which ranks third in the Big Ten. The Illini are also third in the Big Ten in hits (386).
• Head Coach Dan Hartleb is currently at 497 wins, just three short of the 500 mark.
• Illinois has scored six or more runs in all but one win this season.
• Illinois is 10-3 at home this season.
• Illinois is 11-4 in the Big Ten.
• Cam McDonald, Danny Doligale, and Branden Comia each have 16 multi-hit games this season.
• Cam McDonald leads the Illini in batting average (.360), RBI (41), and SLG (.567).
• Justin Janas leads the Illini in OBP (.471), OPS (1.001), and HBP (19). His 19 HBP ranks second in the Big Ten.
• Cole Kirschsieper leads the team in ERA (2.62), IP (58.1), strikeouts (65), and starts (10). He has a 65-20 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
• Illinois pitchers Cole Kirschsieper, Ty Rybarcyzk, and Ryan Kutt threw a combined two-hitter in a 19-1 win over Maryland on 4/22.
• Illinois has won four of five B1G series this season and has swept two B1G series (Purdue and Northwestern).
• Illinois swept Northwestern in a three-game series at Illinois Field (4/15-4/17).
» The Illini have won eight of the last nine series against Northwestern
• Illinois swept Purdue in a three-game series at Illinois Field (4/1-4/3).
» The Illini have won the last six games against Purdue dating back to 2021
• Illinois won the first Big Ten series of the season at Michigan State, taking two of three games from the Spartans (3/25-3/27).
• Junior catcher Jacob Campbell began the season on a nine-game hit streak (eleven-game hit streak dating back to 5/29/2021).
• Sophomore LHP Payton Hutchings earned his first career start and first career win on February 20 against Kansas.
• D1Baseball Big Ten top 2022 MLB Draft prospects: No. 5 LHP Cole Kirschsieper, No. 17 RHP Riley Gowens, No. 20 SS Branden Comia, No. 27 1B Justin Janas.
• Baseball America Big Ten top 2022 MLB Draft prospects: No. 4 LHP Cole Kirschsieper.
• Perfect Game Preseason All-Big Ten team: 1B Justin Janas and C/OF Jacob Campbell.
• Perfect Game Big Ten top 2022 MLB Draft prospects: No. 4 LHP Cole Kirschsieper, No. 22 C Jacob Campbell, No. 24 INF Branden Comia.
• Illinois has 24 returners and 13 newcomers on the 2022 roster.
» Four newcomers are transfers: OF Tyler Thompson (Carson-Newman), RHP Johnny Czeslawski (North Iowa Area C.C.), RHP Tommy Green (Mercer), and RHP Jack Wenninger (Murray State)
• Illinois' new $8-million, 26,000-square foot Susan and Clint Atkins Baseball Training Center is set to open in 2022.
