University of Illinois
3-7
Eastern Illinois
7-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Illini Drop Home Opener to Eastern Illinois
March 8, 2022 | Baseball
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Fighting Illini dropped the Illinois Field season opener to Eastern Illinois on Tuesday afternoon, 4-2. Cam McDonald led the Illini offensively, going 2-for-3 with a homerun while scoring both of the Illinois runs.
Eastern Illinois (7-3) plated two in the top of the third to take a 2-0 lead before the Illini responded with a run in the home half of the third on an RBI single by OF Danny Doligale. Illinois (3-7) knotted the score in the fifth on a Cam McDonald solo homer to right field.
Eastern Illinois took the lead back in the sixth and extended their lead on a two-out infield single in the top of the ninth inning.
Illinois will be back on the road this weekend for a three-game slate at Western Kentucky.
Notes
• Cam McDonald hit his team-leading second homerun of the season with a solo shot to right field.
• The Illini used six pitchers.
• Attendance was 536, the highest in any home game since 2019.
• The Illini lose their home opener for the first time since 2013 (3/22/13 vs Nebraska).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: CONKLIN, Tyler (1-0)
L: Siefken, Izaak (0-2)
S: ROBBINS, Zane (3)
Batting:
2B: DILUCA, Lucas 1 ; IGNOFFO, Ryan 1 ; RILEY, Lincoln 1
RBI: EICKHOFF, Logan 1 ; IGNOFFO, Ryan 1
SH: LASHURE, Grant 1 ; AKBAR, Ja'Lil 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DILUCA, Lucas 1 ; EICKHOFF, Logan 1 ; RILEY, Lincoln 1 ; LASHURE, Grant 1
SB: EICKHOFF, Logan 1 ; RILEY, Lincoln 1
HBP: EICKHOFF, Logan 1 ; RILEY, Lincoln 1
Batting:
HR: McDonald, Cam 1
RBI: Doligale, Danny 1 ; McDonald, Cam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McDonald, Cam 2
CS: Sarver, Kellen 1
HBP: Moerman, Ryan 1
