• Indiana (29-9, 7-4) returns to Bart Kaufman Field this weekend as it hosts the Illinois Fighting Illini in a three-game series.
• Friday will be the 193rd ever meeting between IU and Illinois. The two squads last met in Bloomington in 2016, with the Hoosiers earning the series win, 2-1.
• Illinois leads the all-time series between the two schools, 112-79-1.
• 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 130-81-2 record and has led the program to two regional at-large bids in his first three full seasons.