The 2015 regular season Big Ten champs will open up conference action at home this Friday.
Illinois (8-10) rebounded from a three-game losing streak with an 8-3 win over Illinois State earlier this week. They scored eight unanswered runs to mount the comeback victory. It will hopefully be the momentum they need to jumpstart their season; the team has already collected three losing streaks of two games or more. The Illini will finally host a game in Champaign, as they open Big Ten play this weekend against Penn State.