• Indiana (23-6, 3-2) continues Big Ten play as it hosts Northwestern for a three-game series at Bart Kaufman Field.
• Friday will be the 186th ever meeting between IU and Northwestern, as the two squads met last season in Evanston, with the Hoosiers earning the sweep.
• IU leads the all-time series between the two schools, 108-74-3.
• Indiana Head Coach Chris Lemonis is in his fourth season leading the Hoosier baseball program and his 24th overall year in coaching. He has posted a 124-78-2 record and has led the program to two regional at-large bids in his first three full seasons.