NCAA Baseball

FINAL Friday, May 1, 2026
Illinois Fighting Illini 3
–
Iowa Hawkeyes 9
Duane Banks Field

Top Performers

ILL

  • Michael Farina H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Nick Groves H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Will Johannes H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Aj Putty H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0

IOWA

  • Mitch Wood H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Max Burt H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Kooper Schulte H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Ben Swails H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0

Lineups

IOWA

  1. 0Kooper SchulteSS
  2. 0Gable Mitchell2B
  3. 0Miles RisleyCF
  4. 0Caleb Wulf1B
  5. 0Max BurtC
  6. 0Kellen StrohmeyerRF
  7. 0Mitch WoodDH
  8. 0Ben Swails3B
  9. 0Jaylen ZieglerLF

ILL

  1. 0Nick GrovesCF
  2. 0Michael Farina2B
  3. 0Jack ZebigLF
  4. 0Aj Putty1B
  5. 0Kyle Schupmann3B
  6. 0Collin JenningsRF
  7. 0Daniel ContrerasDH
  8. 0Will JohannesC
  9. 0J.R. NelsonSS

CBASE News

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