But with plenty of season left, we shouldn’t start panicking.
Friday February 19: Tulane: 6 v. Illinois 5.
With the Illini down by two going into the final out of the ninth inning on Friday night, the game looked to be about over. But the Illini weren’t about to give up.
Three Illinois batters doubled in the ninth – junior Trent Hammond, junior Anthony Drago, and redshirt senior Dan Rowbottom – and drove in two runs to tie the game. With a scoreless bottom of the ninth, it was on to extra innings!