2009 Baseball Schedule
Overall34-200.630
Conference16-80.667
StreakL2
Home15-7
Away12-6
Neutral7-7
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20 (Fri) | 6:30 PM | Neutral | Iowa | Clearwater, Fla. (Jack Russell Stadium) | W 8-3 | |
| Feb 21 (Sat) | 6:30 PM | Neutral | Notre Dame | Bradenton, Fla. (McKechnie Field) | L 7-14 | |
| Feb 22 (Sun) | 12:00 PM | Neutral | West Virginia | St. Petersburg, Fla. (Naimoli Complex) | W 17-10 | |
| Feb 27 (Fri) | 7:00 PM | Away | Texas-Pan American | Edinburg, Texas | W 8-0 | |
| Feb 28 (Sat) | 3:00 PM | Neutral | Stephen F. Austin | Edinburg, Texas | W 4-2 | |
| Mar 1 (Sun) | 9:00 AM | Neutral | Texas-Arlington | Edinburg, Texas | W 3-2 | |
| Mar 6 (Fri) | 7:00 PM | Away | #1 LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | W 3-1 | |
| Mar 7 (Sat) | 2:00 PM | Away | #1 LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | L 10-22 | |
| Mar 8 (Sun) | 11:00 AM | Away | #1 LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | W 6-2 | |
| Mar 13 (Fri) | 3:05 PM | Home | Akron | Illinois Field | W 10-1 | |
| Mar 14 (Sat) | 12:05 PM | Home | Akron | Illinois Field | W 4-3 | |
| Mar 14 (Sat) | 3:00 PM | Home | Akron | Illinois Field | W 13-9 | |
| Mar 15 (Sun) | 1:05 PM | Home | Akron | Illinois Field | W 11-2 | |
| Mar 20 (Fri) | 10:00 AM | Neutral | Army | Lakeland, Fla. (Henley Field) | L 8-9 | |
| Mar 21 (Sat) | 10:00 AM | Neutral | Hartford | Winter Haven, Fla. (Chain of Lakes #1) | W 7-3 | |
| Mar 22 (Sun) | 1:30 PM | Neutral | Central Connecticut St. | Winter Haven, Fla. (Chain of Lakes Stadium) | L 4-6 | |
| Mar 23 (Mon) | 2:00 PM | Neutral | Central Connecticut St. | Winter Haven, Fla. (Chain of Lakes Stadium) | L 9-11 | |
| Mar 24 (Tue) | 9:00 AM | Neutral | Central Connecticut St. | Winter Haven, Fla. (Chain of Lakes Stadium) | W 6-0 | |
| Mar 27 (Fri) | 6:05 PM | Home | Michigan State | Illinois Field | W 10-3 | |
| Mar 28 (Sat) | 4:05 PM | Home | Michigan State | Illinois Field | N - | |
| Mar 29 (Sun) | 11:00 AM | Home | Michigan State | Illinois Field | W 3-2 | |
| Mar 29 (Sun) | 2:05 PM | Home | Michigan State | Illinois Field | W 3-0 | |
| Mar 31 (Tue) | 4:30 PM | Away | Illinois State | Normal, Ill. | N - | |
| Apr 1 (Wed) | 6:30 PM | Home | SIU Edwardsville | Illinois Field | W 7-6 | |
| Apr 3 (Fri) | 6:05 PM | Home | Indiana | Illinois Field | L 4-14 | |
| Apr 4 (Sat) | 12:05 PM | Home | Indiana | Illinois Field | L 1-2 | |
| Apr 4 (Sat) | 3:05 PM | Home | Indiana | Illinois Field | W 5-4 | |
| Apr 7 (Tue) | 6:00 PM | Home | Bradley | Illinois Field | W 11-9 | |
| Apr 10 (Fri) | 6:05 PM | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | L 2-4 | |
| Apr 11 (Sat) | 2:05 PM | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 10-8 | |
| Apr 12 (Sun) | 12:05 PM | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 11-5 | |
| Apr 14 (Tue) | 6:00 PM | Home | Eastern Illinois | Illinois Field | L 1-5 | |
| Apr 15 (Wed) | 6:00 PM | Neutral | Southern Illinois | Marion, Ill. | L 6-9 | |
| Apr 17 (Fri) | 6:05 PM | Home | Minnesota | Illinois Field | W 15-10 | |
| Apr 18 (Sat) | 4:00 PM | Home | Minnesota | Illinois Field | L 8-12 | |
| Apr 18 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Home | Minnesota | Illinois Field | W 10-7 | |
| Apr 22 (Wed) | 6:30 PM | Away | Saint Louis | St. Louis, Mo. | L 10-11 | |
| Apr 24 (Fri) | 5:35 PM | Away | Penn State | University Park, Pa. | W 7-3 | |
| Apr 25 (Sat) | 3:35 PM | Away | Penn State | University Park, Pa. | W 11-5 | |
| Apr 26 (Sun) | 10:05 AM | Away | Penn State | University Park, Pa. | W 9-2 | |
| Apr 28 (Tue) | 6:00 PM | Home | Southern Illinois | Illinois Field | W 5-1 | |
| Apr 29 (Wed) | 6:00 PM | Away | Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. | L 10-11 | |
| May 1 (Fri) | 3:00 PM | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 10-2 | |
| May 2 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 15-12 | |
| May 3 (Sun) | 1:00 PM | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 9-0 | |
| May 5 (Tue) | 6:30 PM | Home | Western Illinois | Illinois Field | W 7-1 | |
| May 6 (Wed) | 6:00 PM | Home | Evansville | Illinois Field | L 3-4 | |
| May 8 (Fri) | 6:05 PM | Home | Ohio State | Illinois Field | W 5-4 | |
| May 9 (Sat) | 3:05 PM | Home | Ohio State | Illinois Field | L 7-10 | |
| May 10 (Sun) | 1:05 PM | Home | Ohio State | Illinois Field | L 7-12 | |
| May 14 (Thu) | 3:00 PM | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 5-12 | |
| May 15 (Fri) | 12:00 PM | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | W 6-3 | |
| May 16 (Sat) | 12:00 PM | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 8-12 | |
| May 20 (Wed) | 11:05 AM | Neutral | Michigan State | Huntington Park, Columbus, Ohio | W 16-5 | |
| May 21 (Thu) | 6:05 PM | Neutral | Ohio State | Huntington Park, Columbus, Ohio | L 4-7 | |
| May 22 (Fri) | 2:30 PM | Neutral | Minnesota | Huntington Park, Columbus, Ohio | L 4-13 |