Reliever Chris Pack has a 5-1 record on the season
This is it. If any of you were waiting for the right time to attend an Illinois game, your days are running out. This weekend’s three game series (which starts on Thursday due to the Big Ten Tournament next week) against the Indiana Hoosiers will be the last regular season games of the year. So come out to a game or two or three and bring a friend.
As with every final Big Ten weekend, this one will have post season consequences. Both teams are vying for the tourney. Fortunately, Illinois (12-9) has the upper hand on Indiana (11-10) at the moment.
Indiana Hoosiers |
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| May 19, 2011 | 6:05 pm ct (remember, this is a Thursday game) | |||
| May 20, 2011 | 6:05 pm ct | |||
| May 21, 2011 | 1:05 pm ct | |||
| Illinois Field | Champaign, IL | |||
| Program website link | Record | 30-21 (11-10 in the Big Ten) | ||
| Head Coach: | Tracy Smith | Key Player: | Alex Dickerson (.360, 8 hr, 47 rbi) | |
The Hoosiers have a 30-21 record for the year but before last weekend, they could only claim an 8-10 record against Big Ten teams. Then they did something that no other team has done all year. They swept the first place Michigan State Spartans. It wasn’t enough to knock them out of first place but it’s a horse race now. Plus it didn’t hurt the Hoosiers’ place in the standings either. They’re 11-10 now and in a three-way tie for fourth.
Indiana has Alex Dickerson. I’m sure you’ve heard of him. Big Ten Freshman of the Year two years ago. Big Ten Player of the Year last year. He’s not slowing down any in 2011 either, leading the team in homers and rbis.
Don’t give him anything good to hit, guys.
Random Ramblings
I’ve been looking at the team matchups and the Big Ten standings and decided I’m not going to be one of those bloggers who analyze every single scenario possibility. It’s fruitless. I will say that it’s not over and anything is possible at this moment. Illinois is in a great position to get a spot in the Big Ten Tournament. Nothing I write will jinx that. No sir.
Speaking of the Big Ten Tournament, single game tickets are on sale. The Big Ten web site has all the info.
See you at the ballpark!