Illinois baseball hosts Penn State in its home opener at 6 p.m. today. Saturday's game, scheduled for 3 p.m., will be televised by BTN. It is the first of three BTN telecasts for the Illini this season (April 29 vs. Minnesota, May 21 vs. Michigan).
WDWS 1400-AM is your radio home for UI baseball. Dave Loane is in his 28th year calling games. For the second consecutive season, he will have retired News-Gazette sportswriter Jeff Huth as analyst.
The plan is for Huth to work the 18 home games.
"He's a baseball guy, that's for sure," Loane said.