Being a midweek game, Coach Hartleb was getting some playing time in for some of his pitchers. Six pitchers entered the game including starter Cody Sedlock who struck out four in three innings and allowed one run and four hits. J.D. Nielsen got his first win of the season by pitching two scoreless innings and striking out three.
Goldstein, who had a 10-game hit streak earlier in the season, continues to rake. Today, he went 4 for 4 with a double and three rbis. Heck, he even stole his first base of the season. Goldy now leads the Illini with a nice .408 batting average as well as 15 runs scored.
David Kerian and Ryne Roper both contributed two hits today. You can see Roper flashing a little glove in the photo above too.
Here are a few photos I took towards the end of today’s game.
Big Ten Opener
It’s a big weekend with the Big Ten opener against Purdue. Illinois will be taking on the Boilermakers for three games at Illinois Field. Friday’s game is scheduled for 4pm.
See you at the ballpark!