University of Illinois
28-25, 0
Indiana
23-31, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | 11 | 10 | 1 |
Illinois Falls at Indiana in Regular-Season Finale
May 16, 2026 | Baseball
RECAP
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Illinois dropped its final game of the regular season, 11-2, on the road to Indiana on Saturday afternoon.
The Fighting Illini enter the Big Ten Tournament with a 28-25 record and a 14-16 mark in Big Ten play.
Cole Warehime posted his third three-hit day of the season, going 3-for-4 while tallying his first Big Ten home run on a solo shot in the fifth. J.R. Nelson went 2-for-3 at the plate with a solo homer, his third long ball of the year.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Nick Groves reached on a walk and a hit by pitch.
- Has now reached safely in 15 straight games.
- Michael Farina finished with a 1-for-4 day at the plate.
- Has a hit in four consecutive games.
- Collin Jennings reached on two HBP.
- Has reached base in 11 straight games.
- Recorded multiple HBP for the second time this season.
- Cole Warehime went 3-for-4 with a home run.
- Hit his third home run of the season and his first in Big Ten play.
- Tied his season-high with three hits.
- Now has four multi-hit games this season.
- J.R. Nelson tallied a 2-for-3 day at the plate.
- Marked his eighth multi-hit game of the year.
UP NEXT
Illinois (28-25, 14-16 B1G) now shifts to Big Ten Tournament play, with the Illini set to take on Iowa in its postseason opener on Tuesday at 1 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Haas, Pete (1-0)
L: Young, Ike (1-3)
Batting:
HR: Warehime, Cole 1 ; Nelson, J.R. 1
RBI: Warehime, Cole 1 ; Nelson, J.R. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Warehime, Cole 1 ; Nelson, J.R. 1
SB: Groves, Nick 1
HBP: Groves, Nick 1 ; Jennings, Collin 2
Batting:
2B: Denny, Hogan 1
HR: Hanley, Jake 1 ; Gates, Cal 1
RBI: Denny, Hogan 2 ; Hanley, Jake 2 ; ten Oever, Owen 1 ; Fry, Landen 1 ; Gates, Cal 4 ; Schuyler, T.J. 1
SH: Moore, Will 1 ; Schuyler, T.J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Denny, Hogan 2 ; Hanley, Jake 1 ; Koskie, Caleb 1 ; ten Oever, Owen 1 ; Moore, Will 1 ; Fry, Landen 1 ; Decker, Cole 2 ; Gates, Cal 2
CS: Crouse, Ayden 1 ; Decker, Cole 1
HBP: Crouse, Ayden 1 ; Decker, Cole 1
