Illinois baseball defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers 13-12 on Wednesday night in a marathon 14-inning affair. It wasn’t technically an extra-inning game; Illinois had the lead 8-7 after nine regulation innings. Coach Dan Hartleb and EIU head coach Jason Anderson who was a star Illini pitcher in his college days, decided to play a full 14 innings.
The Illini had to work for their win. EIU got out to a 8-2 lead by the 7th inning. Thanks to Jack Yalowitz who contributed two homeruns and a triple, the Illini were able to get back into the game and emerge as victors.
Two freshman played a part in the win. Branden Comia (above left) drove home two runs in the 10th inning then Jacob Campbell drove him home tying the game.
More IBR photos from Wednesday’s game can be found here!
Illinois will be facing Indiana State at Illinois Field on Saturday at 12:15pm. The game is free.