Illinois is heading to the 2025 Big Ten Baseball Tournament!
Yes, despite a rough stretch losing seven conference games in a row, Illinois (29-23, 14-16) battled to win their last weekend series against Ohio State two games to one. Every game mattered as the Illini placed 11th place in the Big Ten just eking in a bid for the 12-team tournament.
The Big Ten Tournament begins Tuesday, May 20th. This year’s tournament will incorporate pool play with four groups consisting of three teams each. Joining Illinois’ pool will be 7th seed Michigan (33-21, 16-14) and 2 seed UCLA (39-15, 22-8). Illinois begins play with Michigan on Tuesday at 10am.
For info on the tourney, browse to Big Ten’s Tourney Central.
Catching up
Here are a few photos I took of the UCLA series over a week ago.
This look at our series against UCLA gives us a visual into what Illinois will be facing on Wednesday when they take on the Bruins.
Let’s go, Illinois!