We need to keep an eye on the Friday game with showers expected to be in the area. Schedule changes could happen. Games are all on BTN+.
Fri - (6 p.m. ET) IU will have RHP Ethan Phillips on the mound with an ERA of 5.29 in 17.0 IP with a WHIP of 1.59 and an OBA of .254.
Illinois will have RHP Jack Crowder on the mound with an ERA of 5.88 in 26.0 IP and a WHIP of 1.54 with an OBA of .257.
Sat - (2 p.m. ET) IU will have RHP Connor Foley on the mound with an ERA of 4.63 and a WHIP of 1.37 with an OBA of .167.
Illinois will have LHP Cooper Omans with an ERA of 1.45 in 18.2 IP and a WHIP of 1.07 with an OBA of .194.
Sun - (1 p.m. ET) Both teams have their starters for this game as TBD.
B1G ranking for both teams in the three major categories.
Batting - IU is tied for 6th with a team average of .296 and has hit 25 homers with 153 RBIs on the season.
Illinois is 12th with a team average of .243 and has hit 26 homers with 97 RBIs on the season.
Pitching - IU is 12th with a team ERA of 7.35 (Michigan is last with 7.36).
Illinois is 11th with a team ERA of 6.76.
Fielding - IU is last (13th) with a fielding percentage of 0.957. IU has committed 32 errors in 21 games.
Illinois is 3rd with a fielding percentage of 0.973. Illinois has 18 errors in 19 games.
Weather:
Fri - 59 at game time (6 p.m. ET) with showers in the area. Chance of precip is 52 pct with the wind SSE 7 mph and almost no gusts.
Sat - 44 at game time (2 p.m. ET) and sunny with no precip expected. It will be windy with the wind NNE at 14 mph and gusting to 24 mph.
Sun - 56 at game time (1 p.m. ET) and mostly sunny with just a 7 pct chance of rain and the wind ESE at 13 mph.
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Fri - (6 p.m. ET) IU will have RHP Ethan Phillips on the mound with an ERA of 5.29 in 17.0 IP with a WHIP of 1.59 and an OBA of .254.
Illinois will have RHP Jack Crowder on the mound with an ERA of 5.88 in 26.0 IP and a WHIP of 1.54 with an OBA of .257.
Sat - (2 p.m. ET) IU will have RHP Connor Foley on the mound with an ERA of 4.63 and a WHIP of 1.37 with an OBA of .167.
Illinois will have LHP Cooper Omans with an ERA of 1.45 in 18.2 IP and a WHIP of 1.07 with an OBA of .194.
Sun - (1 p.m. ET) Both teams have their starters for this game as TBD.
B1G ranking for both teams in the three major categories.
Batting - IU is tied for 6th with a team average of .296 and has hit 25 homers with 153 RBIs on the season.
Illinois is 12th with a team average of .243 and has hit 26 homers with 97 RBIs on the season.
Pitching - IU is 12th with a team ERA of 7.35 (Michigan is last with 7.36).
Illinois is 11th with a team ERA of 6.76.
Fielding - IU is last (13th) with a fielding percentage of 0.957. IU has committed 32 errors in 21 games.
Illinois is 3rd with a fielding percentage of 0.973. Illinois has 18 errors in 19 games.
Weather:
Fri - 59 at game time (6 p.m. ET) with showers in the area. Chance of precip is 52 pct with the wind SSE 7 mph and almost no gusts.
Sat - 44 at game time (2 p.m. ET) and sunny with no precip expected. It will be windy with the wind NNE at 14 mph and gusting to 24 mph.
Sun - 56 at game time (1 p.m. ET) and mostly sunny with just a 7 pct chance of rain and the wind ESE at 13 mph.
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