•Nineteenth ranked Indiana travels to Illinois Field this weekend, taking on the Illinois Fighting Illini in a three-game series.
• Friday will be the 189th ever meeting between IU and Illinois. The two squads last met in the Big Ten Tournament last season in Omaha, with the Illini beating the Hoosiers twice.
• Illinois leads the all-time series between the two schools, 118-79-1.
• Indiana Head Coach Jeff Mercer is in his first season with the Hoosiers and his 10th overall year in coaching collegiately. He has posted an 107-62 career record after leading Wright State to winning seasons in each of his two years with the Raiders, including a 2018 Horizon League title and NCAA Regional appearance.