Michigan stayed alive at the Big Ten baseball tournament on Wednesday with a 6-3 victory against Illinois at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.
After losing 13-3 to Iowa on Tuesday, the Wolverines advanced in the double-elimination tournament to face the loser of the Indiana-Iowa game on Thursday.
Jack Van Remortel hit a three-run home run and Noah Rennard pitched 5 1/3 solid innings for Michigan (27-27).
The game was scoreless entering the bottom of the third inning before Michigan broke loose with five runs. Tito Flores, who finished with three hits, reached on a leadoff single and scored on a triple by Ted Burton.