CHAMPAIGN, Ill. --Â Illinois baseball (19-13, 8-6) suffered a rare home defeat, falling to Indiana (20-15, 10-7), 12-3, today at Illinois Field.
Kyle Schupmann went 3-for-4 with a run, home run and two RBI, and Collin Jennings also tallied a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a home run and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hoosiers plated five runs in the second, with the Illini grabbing one back in the bottom of the frame on Schupmann's solo home run, his team-leading eighth long ball of the season. Schupmann would then make it a 5-2 game in the fourth with a two-out RBI-single to score Jennings.
Indiana would put the game out of reach with four runs in the fifth and would also tack on runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth inning to push its lead to 12-2.
Jennings launched a solo homer, also his eighth of the season, with two outs in the ninth and Illinois would load the bases in the frame, but were unable to mount a late rally, falling 12-3.
UP NEXT
The Fighting Illini will be back in action tomorrow for the series finale vs. Indiana. First pitch from Illinois Field is set for 1 p.m. CT.
GAME NOTES
» Kyle Schupmann went 3-for-4 with a run, home run and two RBI.
    » Tied for the team lead with eight home runs this season.
    » Fifth three-hit game of the season.
» Collin Jennings went 2-for-4 with two runs, a home run and an RBI.
    » Tied for the team lead with eight home runs this season.
    » Third multi-hit game in his last five.
» Vytas Valincius went 1-for-4.
    » Extended his hitting streak to seven games...has gone 14-for-27 (.519) with four doubles, a home run and eight RBI.
» Illinois' highest scoring inning was the ninth, when it pushed one run across.
» Illinois pitchers faced 50 Indiana hitters in the game, allowing 14 ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out three.
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