Big Ten baseball continues on Friday with the first game between Illinois and Maryland. Watch the college baseball live free on Fubo.
On Friday evening, Maryland will host Illinois at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium for the first game of their Big Ten series. The Terps are currently in ninth place in the Big Ten standings with a conference record of 6-9 and an overall record of 26-16. The team’s most recent game was played against James Madison on Tuesday in a non-conference matchup which the Terps won 6-4 on the road. The Dukes took a 4-2 lead into the fifth inning, but home runs from Christ Hacopian and Michael Iannazzo each homered to bring in four runs and lift the Terps to a victory. Kenny Lippman earned his second win of the season on the mound with 3.2 innings of work in which he gave up one earned run and struck out four batters.
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Game Date: April 26, 2024
Game Time: 5:00 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network
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The Fighting Illini bring an eight-game win streak into the weekend with the team’s last time out resulting in a 12-1 win over Western Illinois to bring the team’s overall record to 24-13 and their conference record to 10-2, putting them atop the Big Ten leaderboard. Vytas Valincius led the Illini with six RBI from a grand slam to left field in the fifth and a two run shot to left center in the sixth. Coltin Quagliano, Brody Harding and Ryan Moerman each hit home runs in the win, as well, as they combined for five RBI. Will Lavin earned the win on the mound for Illinois with three strikeouts over two innings.
The last time Illinois and Maryland met in Big Ten play was in 2022 and the Terps earned a 7-4 win at home.
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