University of Illinois
22-21
Roosevelt University
11-34
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Illinois | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | X | 11 | 5 | 1 |
Illini Record Home Win Over Roosevelt
April 28, 2026 | Baseball
RECAP
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Fighting Illini secured an 11-7 midweek win over Roosevelt on Tuesday night at Illinois Field.
An eight-run seventh inning proved the difference, while Sam Mommer tossed three scoreless frames in relief en route to his third victory of the season.
Mommer registered a career-high five strikeouts across the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings. Ike Young got the start, striking out four in his three innings.
At the plate, Kyle Schupmann went 3-for-5, while Collin Jennings and Jack Zebig both tallied multiple RBI.
With the Lakers holding a lead through six innings, the Orange plated eight in the home half of the seventh while sending 12 batters to the plate.
Mommer closed out the win with back-to-back zeros in the eighth and ninth to seal the Illini's victory.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Michael Farina reached on a walk.
- Has reached base safely in 12 consecutive games.
- Jack Zebig went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
- Has reached safely in nine straight contests.
- Had multiple RBI for the eighth time.
- Kyle Schupmann went 3-for-5 and scored two runs.
- Tied his season-high with three hits.
- Has three hits in six games.
- Marked his 11th multi-hit contest.
- Has reached safely in 10 games in a row.
- Scored multiple runs for the 12th time.
- Tied his season-high with three hits.
- Collin Jennings went 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBI, and three runs.
- Hit his team-leading 11th homer of the season.
- Had multiple RBI for the ninth time.
- Recorded multiple HBP for the first time in his career.
- Tied his season-high with three runs scored.
- Scored multiple runs for the 11th time.
- Sam Mommer secured the win, going three innings in relief.
- Threw at least three innings for the sixth time this season.
- Set a new career-high with five strikeouts.
- Was his 10th scoreless appearance of the season.
UP NEXT
The Fighting Illini (22-21, 9-12 B1G) begin the final month of the regular season with a road trip to Iowa, with the Orange and Blue battling the Hawkeyes away from home for a three-game series starting Friday night.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mommer, Sam (3-1)
L: Liam Neely (4-6)
Batting:
HR: Tyler Ruete 1
RBI: Quinn O'Bryan 3 ; Tyler Ruete 1 ; Cooper Ohlson 1 ; Kyle Jannenga 1 ; Andrew Lucas 1
SH: Cj Chalk 1 ; Jack Hoh 1 ; Andrew Lucas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tyler Ruete 1 ; Alejandro Munoz 1 ; Cj Chalk 1 ; Jack Hoh 2 ; Cooper Ohlson 1 ; Kyle Jannenga 1
HBP: Quinn O'Bryan 1 ; Cooper Ohlson 1 ; Kyle Jannenga 1
Batting:
HR: Jennings, Collin 1
RBI: Zebig, Jack 2 ; Jennings, Collin 2 ; Contreras, Daniel 1 ; Johannes, Will 1
SF: Johannes, Will 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Groves, Nick 1 ; Farina, Michael 1 ; Zebig, Jack 1 ; Putty, AJ 1 ; Schupmann, Kyle 2 ; Jennings, Collin 3 ; Contreras, Daniel 1 ; Nelson, J.R. 1
SB: Warehime, Cole 1 ; Schupmann, Kyle 1
HBP: Groves, Nick 1 ; Zebig, Jack 1 ; Jennings, Collin 2 ; Nelson, J.R. 1
