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ILLINI BASE - Game 2 at Indiana - Will Johannes/Kyle Schupmann
9
Winner Illinois ILLINI 28-24
7
Indiana IND 22-31
Winner
Illinois ILLINI
28-24
9
Final
7
Indiana IND
22-31
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Illinois ILLINI 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 9 5 1
Indiana IND 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 7 9 0

W: Gannon, Reed (5-2) L: Rivera, Reagan (0-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Illinois Evens Series With Extra-Inning Road Win Over Indiana

RECAP

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Illinois evened its road series against Indiana with a 9-7 win at Bart Kaufman Field on Friday night.

The Fighting Illini scored twice in the top of the 10th before Reed Gannon held the Hoosiers scoreless in the bottom half of the frame as the Orange and Blue improved to 28-24 overall and 14-15 in Big Ten play.

Will Johannes and Kyle Schupmann both hit home runs for the Illini, with Schupmann's two-run shot coming in the first before Johannes went yard on a three-run homer in the eighth. Johannes reached base four times, going 2-for-3 while recording three RBI, two runs scored, and two walks.

Michael Farina tallied his third straight multi-hit game, recording a 2-for-3 day at the plate with two RBI. Schupmann went 1-for-4 with two RBI while also going on via a walk.

Aidan Flinn got the start, recording five innings of work and four strikeouts. Sam Mommer retired the first nine batters he faced, while Gannon earned the win – his fifth of the season – with 1.1 scoreless frames.

The Illini opened the scoring with three runs in the top of the first, though the Hoosiers responded with the game's next three runs to even the contest at 3-3 through six.

The visitors went ahead once again on Farina's sacrifice bunt in the seventh before Johannes extended that advantage with his three-run home run in the eighth. Indiana continued to battle, sending the game to extras with four runs in the bottom of the ninth.

After loading the bases with no outs in the top of the 10th via two walks and a hit by pitch, the Illini capitalized with two runs in the frame to take a 9-7 edge. Gannon held the Hoosiers off the board in the bottom of the 10th to secure the win.

POSTGAME NOTES

  • Nick Groves reached on a walk and a hit by pitch.
    • Has now reached safely in 14 straight games.
  • Michael Farina finished with a 2-for-3 day at the plate and two RBI.
    • Marked his team-leading 21st multi-hit game of the season.
      • Has two hits in three straight games.
    • Had multiple RBI for the sixth time this season.
  • Jack Zebig reached base on a hit by pitch.
    • Has now reached safely in 18 straight contests.
  • AJ Putty got aboard on two walks.
    • Has reached base safely in eight consecutive games.
  • Kyle Schupmann went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run.
    • Hit his fourth home run of the season.
    • Had multiple RBI for the fourth time this season.
  • Collin Jennings reached on two walks and scored twice.
    • Has reached base in 10 straight games.
    • Drew multiple walks for the ninth time.
    • Scored multiple runs for the 14th time.
  • Cameron Chee-Aloy reached on a hit by pitch and scored twice.
    • Scored multiple runs for the second time this season.
  • Will Johannes went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored.
    • Hit his 10th home run of the season.
    • Recorded multiple RBI for the 13th time.
      • Tied for the team lead in multi-RBI games.
      • Had at least three RBI for the eighth time.
    • Posted his 13th multi-hit outing of the year.
    • Scored multiple runs for the seventh time.
    • Drew multiple walks for the third time.
  • The Illini recorded five HBP in the contest.
    • Tied for the team's most in a game this season.
  • Illinois won its fifth extra-inning game of the year.

UP NEXT

Illinois (28-24, 14-15 B1G) closes the regular season with the series finale at Indiana, with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. CT.

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