Coming off a dominant weekend in Evanston last weekend, the Fighting Illini will host the Iowa Hawkeyes in a three game series at Illinois Field. Winning 15 of their last 17 contests, Illinois sits a top the Big Ten with a 16-5 record and a 3-0 conference record. Iowa comes into the weekend series touting a 14-8 record (1-1 in conference), winning three of their last four contests.
The story in Champaign right now is the play of first baseman Bren Spillane. Aside from batting .474 (1.077 slg%) so far this season, Spillane has amassed 37 hits over 78 plate appearances over 21 games.