2018 Illinois Baseball Schedule
» 51 games (plus two fall games)
» Feb. 16 season opener at Lamar
» March 14 home opener vs. Milwaukee
» March 23 Big Ten opener at Northwestern
» March 30 Big Ten home opener vs. Iowa
» Four Big Ten home series: Iowa, Rutgers, Ohio State, Nebraska
» Four Big Ten road series: Northwestern, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan
» Six first-time opponents: Texas Southern, VCU, Arizona, Presbyterian, Cal State Northridge, Grand Canyon
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| 2018 Illinois Baseball Schedule |
| Day |
Date |
Opponent |
Location (Stadium) |
Notes |
| Fri. |
Feb. 16 |
at Lamar |
Beaumont, Texas |
Second trip to Lamar in two years |
| Sat. |
Feb. 17 |
vs. Texas Southern |
Beaumont, Texas |
First ever matchup vs. Texas Southern |
| Sun. |
Feb. 18 |
vs. Missouri State |
Beaumont, Texas |
2017 Super Regional team |
| Fri. |
Feb. 23 |
at Coastal Carolina |
Conway, S.C. |
2016 College World Series champion |
| Sat. |
Feb. 24 |
vs. West Virginia |
Conway, S.C. |
Illinois is 8-2 all-time vs. WVU |
| Sat. |
Feb. 24 |
at Coastal Carolina |
Conway, S.C. |
Illini took one of three at CCU in 2017 |
| Sun. |
Feb. 25 |
vs. VCU |
Conway, S.C. |
First ever matchup vs. VCU |
| Fri. |
March 2 |
vs. UCLA |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
Played at the home of the Minnesota Vikings |
| Sat. |
March 3 |
vs. Arizona |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
First ever matchup vs. Arizona |
| Sun. |
March 4 |
vs. Washington |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
First meeting since 2001 |
| Fri. |
March 9 |
vs. Presbyterian |
Greenville, S.C. |
First ever matchup vs. Presbyterian |
| Sat. |
March 10 |
at Furman |
Greenville, S.C. |
Played at the home of the Greenville Drive (Red Sox Class A) |
| Sun. |
March 11 |
vs. Michigan State |
Greenville, S.C. |
Nonconference game |
| Wed. |
March 14 |
Milwaukee |
Illinois Field |
2018 home opener |
| Fri.-Sun. |
March 16-18 |
at Southern Illinois |
Carbondale, Ill. |
Illinois head coach Dan Hartleb's alma mater |
| Tue. |
March 20 |
at Illinois State |
Normal, Ill. |
Illinois has won five straight vs. Illinois State |
| Wed. |
March 21 |
Cal State Northridge |
Illinois Field |
First ever matchup vs. Cal State Northridge |
| Fri.-Sun. |
March 23-25 |
at Northwestern |
Evanston, Ill. |
Former Illini assistant Spencer Allen is NU head coach |
| Tue. |
March 27 |
at Bradley |
Peoria, Ill. |
Second trip to Dozer Park in two years |
| Fri.-Sun. |
March 30-April 1 |
Iowa |
Illinois Field |
2018 Big Ten home opener |
| Fri.-Sun. |
April 6-8 |
at Maryland |
College Park, Md. |
Illinois won series vs. Maryland in 2016 and 2017 |
| Tue. |
April 10 |
Illinois State |
Illinois Field |
Illinois has won six straight vs. Illinois State in Champaign |
| Fri.-Sun. |
April 13-15 |
Rutgers |
Illinois Field |
Illinois won last meeting at Illinois Field, 28-13, May 10, 2015 |
| Tue. |
April 17 |
Valparaiso |
Illinois Field |
Illinois is 16-3 all-time vs. Valpo |
| Fri.-Sun. |
April 20-22 |
Grand Canyon |
Illinois Field |
GCU moved to Division I in 2014 |
| Tue. |
April 24 |
Bradley |
Illinois Field |
Bradley's return trip in the home-and-home |
| Fri.-Sun. |
April 27-29 |
at Indiana |
Bloomington, Ind. |
Illinois is 49-45-1 all-time at Indiana |
| Tue. |
May 1 |
Southern Illinois |
Illinois Field |
Last of four meetings vs. SIU in 2018 |
| Fri.-Sun. |
May 4-6 |
Ohio State |
Illinois Field |
First meeting since Illinois won two of three in 2016 |
| Fri.-Sun. |
May 11-13 |
at Michigan |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
Illinois won two of three at Michigan in 2017 |
| Thur.-Sat. |
May 17-19 |
Nebraska |
Illinois Field |
Illinois clinched 2015 Big Ten title vs. Nebraska at Illinois Field |
