University of Illinois
13-13
Illinois State
11-11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Illinois State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 | 13 | 1 |
Illinois Falls to Illinois State
April 5, 2022 | Baseball
NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois baseball dropped their Tuesday evening midweek game at Illinois State, 10-1. Freshman RHP Calvin Shepherd earned his first start of the season for the Illini, throwing 3.0 innings while giving up one earned run and striking out four. Illinois (13-13, 5-1) recorded ten hits on the evening but only plated one while leaving 12 runners on base.
Ryan Hampe had a solid day at the plate for Illinois, going 2-for-3 as the only Illini batter with multiple hits. Connor Milton also added a pinch-hit double in the seventh inning, his first extra base hit of the season. Illinois State (11-11, 1-2) scored 10 runs on 13 hits to get to .500 on the season.
Shepherd took the loss (0-1) while the Redbirds' Colin Wyman earned the win to move to 3-0.
Illinois is back on the road for another Big Ten series this weekend, traveling to Iowa City for three games at Iowa.
NOTES
• Cam McDonald has reached base in every game this season (26-game on base streak).
• Calvin Shepherd made his first career start on the mound.
• Illinois has recorded 10+ hits in 17 of 26 games this season.
• Four freshmen pitched for the Illini.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Wyman, Colin (3-0)
L: Shepherd, Calvin (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Milton, Connor 1 ; Thompson, Tyler 1
RBI: Kim, Andrew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Milton, Connor 1
HBP: Janas, Justin 2
Batting:
2B: Cermak, Ryan 1 ; Cheng, Luke 1 ; Nichols, Greg 1
RBI: Cermak, Ryan 1 ; McCaw, Jake 1 ; Olson, Connor 1 ; Cheng, Luke 4 ; Beauregard, Kayden 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Cermak, Ryan 1 ; Huggins, Aidan 1 ; McCaw, Jake 1 ; Olson, Connor 1 ; Gile, Nick 2 ; Sabotnik, Jonathan 1 ; Cheng, Luke 2 ; Beauregard, Kayden 1
HBP: Olson, Connor 1 ; Beauregard, Kayden 1
