After waiting the better part of two days to get on the field for their Big Ten tournament opener, Michigan baseball didn’t wait long to get on the board. Clark Elliott and Joe Stewart hit back-to-back home runs to open the first inning as the fourth-seeded Wolverines beat fifth-seeded Illinois, 7-5, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday night.
Well, Friday morning, actually — the Wolverines (29-25) and Illini, who were originally scheduled to face off at 9 p.m. Wednesday night, didn’t start their game until 10:50 p.m. Thursday — with a finish around 2 a.