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ILLINI BASE - Game 3 at Indiana - J.R. Nelson/Cole Warehime
2
Illinois ILLINI 28-25
11
Winner Indiana IND 23-31
Illinois ILLINI
28-25
2
Final
11
Indiana IND
23-31
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Illinois ILLINI 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Indiana IND 0 0 0 6 0 2 3 0 X 11 10 1

W: Haas, Pete (1-0) L: Young, Ike (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Illinois Falls at Indiana in Regular-Season Finale

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.

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