Fightin Erstads vs Illinois - Games 43-45

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Illinois (26-13, 6-6 Big Ten) at Nebraska (22-14, 11-4 Big Ten)
April 26-28, 2019
Hawks Field at Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Neb.

Friday, April 26 • 7:32 p.m. (CT)
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Matt Waldron (5-0) vs. Andy Fisher (4-1)

Saturday, April 27 • 2:02 p.m. (CT)
TV: NET
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Nate Fisher (4-2) vs. Ty Weber (3-1)

Sunday, April 28 • 11:05 a.m. (CT)
Video Stream: BTN Plus
Radio: Husker Sports Network
Reece Eddins (4-2) vs. Cyrillo Watson (4-1)

Game Notes:

Illinois leads the all-time series against Nebraska, 10-9, dating back to the first meeting between the schools in 1897. In Lincoln, the Huskers hold a 6-3 edge over the Fighting Illini.

• Illinois is 26-13 this season with a 6-6 mark in Big Ten play. The Fighting Illini enter the weekend on a four-game winning streak after sweeping Penn State last weekend and defeating Bradley on Tuesday night.

• Head Coach Dan Hartleb is 436-314-1 in his 14th season overall at Illinois. He is assisted by Drew Dickinson, Adam Christ and Curt Courtwright.

• Players to Watch

  • No. 27 Grant Van Scoy (Senior INF): Team-high .353 batting average with 41 hits, six doubles and 14 RBIs
  • No. 6 Michael Massey (Junior INF): Batting .343 with 48 hits, nine doubles, four home runs and 20 RBIs
  • No. 18 Kellen Sarver (Redshirt Freshman C/1B): Hitting .297 with 38 hits, five doubles and 18 RBIs



Rest of game notes here.

 
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From College Baseball Daily's Big Ten Preview:

Illinois (2018 Record: 33-20, 15-9)

Illinois had a great 2018 season and advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament as the four seed, but apparently they didn’t do enough for the committee to put them in the postseason.

Returning Players

“We have a lot of players back from a very good team. We have high expectations for 2019. Our entire starting rotation is back, our middle infield is back. Those are important pieces as we move forward to the spring.” — Head Coach Dan Hartleb

Shortstop Ben Troike hit .299 last year with 39 runs scored, 4 home runs, and 30 RBI. Second baseman Michael Massey hit .326 in 2018 with 34 runs scored, 17 doubles, 6 home runs, and 46 RBI.

Quinn Snarskis posted a 2.84 ERA in 73 innings pitched with 34 strikeouts in 2018. Ty Weber had a 3.84 ERA in 82 innings pitched with 53 strikeouts. Andy Fisher posted a 3.96 ERA in 84 innings pitched with 64 strikeouts.

Newcomers

“We are very happy with our incoming freshman class. They were ranked in the Top 25 recruiting classes by Baseball America and D1Baseball. Branden Comia hit two home runs during our foreign trip and Cam McDonald and Jacob Campbell both could contribute in the field. We have many returning pitchers but also some talented freshmen that will get innings.” — Coach Hartleb

Outlook for 2019

“We have high expectations for the program. The goal is to win championships. We just had a great foreign trip to Curaçao and Aruba, which hopefully propels us to successful season.” – Coach Hartleb
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Predicted Order to Finish:

1. Indiana

2. Michigan

3. Minnesota 

4. Illinois

5. Purdue

6. Ohio State

7. Iowa

8. Michigan State

9. Nebraska

10. Rutgers

11. Maryland

12. Penn State

13. Northwestern
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Illinois is 7-2, after beating Northeastern but losing to Coastal Carolina and UCONN, RPI is 25, SOS is 102, Non-Con is 104

 
Illinois is 20-10 (1-5 Big Ten) after beating Coastal Carolina twice in midweek but losing the series to Maryland 1-2. RPI 22, SOS 42, Non-Con 23.

 
Illinois 22-11 (3-5 Big Ten) after losing midweek to Illinois State, and beating Minnesota twice, third game is today. RPI 21, SOS 54, Non-Con 25.

 
Illinois is 25-13 (6-6 Big Ten) after losing one game to Minnesota last week, losing midweek to Bradley and sweeping Penn State, RPI 27, SOS 55, Non-Con 27.

 
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