PREVIEW
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois baseball finishes a brief four-game road trip with a midweek contest at Indiana State on Tuesday. First pitch from Bob Warn Field in Terre Haute is set for 5:30 p.m. CT.
The Orange and Blue salvaged its series at Washington over the weekend with a 3-1 victory over the Huskies on Sunday. Regan Hall (5.1 IP), Payton Hutchings (2.2 IP) and Zach Bates (1.0 IP) all turned in strong outings on the mound.
SERIES HISTORY
vs. Indiana State
- Record: 43-42-2 (H: 29-18-1, A: 12-23-1, N: 2-1)
- Last: W, 8-6 (3/18/25 at Champaign)
- Illinois has dropped seven-straight in Terre Haute
- Have won three of last four overall
NOTES
ILLINI FINISH ROAD TRIP WITH CONTEST AT INDIANA STATE
Illinois baseball concludes a brief four-game road trip with a midweek contest at Indiana State on Tuesday.
The two teams met earlier in the season with the Illini coming away with an 8-6 victory at Illinois Field.
Scott Beatty will call the action for the Illini on the Busey Bank Illini Sports Network (WDWS 1400-AM/93.9FM).
The game can be streamed on ESPN+.
Streaming, audio, and stats links are also available at FightingIllini.com.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Indiana State comes into the contest with a 20-19 record, including an 8-7 mark in Missouri Valley play.
The Sycamores are coming off a series loss at Evansville, having dropped the rubber match of the three-game set on Saturday, 11-10 in 11 innings.
IF/OF Carlos Pena is leading the Sycamores at the plate this season, posting an overall slash of .358/.446/.675 to go along with 11 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 43 RBI.
RHP Max McEwan leads the team’s qualified arms, going 5-2 with a 4.71 ERA (26 ER/49.2 IP) in 11 games, eight stats. McEwan has amassed 56 strikeouts and is limiting hitters to a .225 average. In the bullpen, RHP Jack Armstrong leads the relief staff, going 2-0 with a 3.51 ERA (10 ER/25.2 IP) in 13 appearances, firing 30 strikeouts.
Indiana State has gone 2-2 against Big Ten opponents that are not Illinois, this season, splitting season series with in-state foes Indiana and Purdue. The Sycamores lost contests to each team at home and earned wins over both sides on the road.
The Sycamores went 44-15 last season, including a 22-5 mark in Missouri Valley play to win the regular season conference title. Indiana State then…
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