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ILLINI BASE - Big Ten Tournament vs. Iowa - huddle
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Illinois ILLINI 28-26
10
Winner Iowa IOWA 33-21
Illinois ILLINI
28-26
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Final
10
Iowa IOWA
33-21
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Illinois ILLINI 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
Iowa IOWA 0 3 1 0 1 0 5 0 X 10 13 0

W: Jaron Bleeker (7-5) L: Mommer, Sam (4-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

[9] Illini Drop Big Ten Tournament Opener to [8] Iowa

RECAP

OMAHA, Neb. – The No. 9-seeded Fighting Illini fell to No. 8-seeded Iowa, 10-6, in its Big Ten Tournament opener on Tuesday afternoon at Charles Schwab Field Omaha.

J.R. Nelson, AJ Putty, and Kyle Schupmann all posted multi-hit days at the plate for the Orange and Blue, while Putty and Collin Jennings both hit home runs in the contest.

The Illini opened the scoring with four runs in the top of the first. Jack Zebig and Schupmann tallied RBI before Jennings belted his 16th home run of the season, a two-run shot to right, to extend the Illini advantage to 4-0.

Iowa accounted for the game's next four runs before Nelson put the Orange and Blue back in front in the fourth with a two-strike, two-out RBI single. In the top of the fifth, Putty powered a solo shot over the wall in left for his ninth long ball of the year, doubling the Orange and Blue advantage, 6-4.

The Hawkeyes went in front in the seventh and led for the remainder of the game.

POSTGAME NOTES

  • Nick Groves reached on a leadoff single and scored a run.
    • Has now reached safely in 16 straight games.
  • Jack Zebig went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
    • Extended his on-base streak to 19 games.
  • AJ Putty posted a 3-for-4 day at the plate.
    • Hit his ninth home run of the season.
    • Recorded his 17th multi-hit game of the year.
      • Had at least three hits for the seventh time.
    • Scored multiple runs for the 11th time.
  • Kyle Schupmann went 2-for-3.
    • Marked his 13th multi-hit game of the season.
  • Collin Jennings went 1-for-3 and reached on a HBP.
    • Hit his 16th home run of the season.
    • Has reached base in 12 straight games.
    • Drove in multiple runs for the 14th time.
  • J.R. Nelson tallied a 2-for-4 day at the plate.
    • Marked his ninth multi-hit game of the year.

UP NEXT

[9] Illinois (28-26) advances to take on [5] Purdue on Wednesday. First pitch from Charles Schwab Field Omaha is set for 9 a.m. CT and will air on Big Ten Network.

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