(Almost) everything goes right for Illinois against Iowa

If it weren’t for one inning on Friday, Illinois (18-19) would have swept the Iowa Hawkeyes (22-16) this past weekend.  On Saturday and Sunday, everything seemed to go just right.  Timely hitting coincided with excellent pitching as the Illini won both games and Illinois came away with a 2-1 series…

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Illinois to play at Iowa this weekend (in front of fans!)

Illinois travels to Iowa City this weekend for a road series against the Iowa Hawkeyes.  The Hawks are having a successful season at 21-14 in the Big Ten but the Illini (16-18) are ripe for another big series.   In a change from previous conference policies, Big Ten baseball fans will…

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Despite offensive performances, Iowa is not heaven to Illinois

Doran Turchin’s grand slam on Saturday helped defeat Iowa Despite outscoring the Iowa Hawkeyes by a 16-12 margin this weekend, Illinois (13-16, 4-5 Big Ten) managed just one win in their three game series against Iowa (14-15, 5-4 Big Ten).  The Illini sandwiched their highest scoring game of the year…

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