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Big Inning Leads Illinois Past Illinois State

Freshmen Jack Yalowitz and Doran Turchin combined for four hits, four runs scored and three RBIs to lead the Illinois baseball team to a 8-3 win Tuesday at Illinois State as Illinois (8-10) rebounded from a three-game losing streak by scoring five times in the top of the fourth, tying its highest scoring inning of the season.

 

Turchin had an RBI single, Yalowitz drove home two with a line drive knock, Trent Hammond singled through the left side for a run and Adam Walton lifted a sac fly to center field in the go-ahead frame.

 

Joe Kelch went 1-for-4 with two RBIs with a run scored for the Redbirds.

 

The Fighting Illini bullpen held ISU scoreless in five innings of work. Matthew James started on the mound for the first time in his collegiate career in his hometown of Normal, Illinois. He struck out six in 4.0 innings, but surrendered three runs in the third as Illinois State took the early lead. After Illinois plated five in the next half inning, James pitched an easy fourth and the bullpen took over in the fifth through the ninth.

 

Yalowitz added two steals.

 

Charlie Naso (1-0) earned the first win of his career. He was first out of the bullpen and went 3.0 innings while allowing only two hits and striking out three. Nick Blackburn finished off the Redbirds with two scoreless frames.

 

Illinois opens its home schedule with its first Big Ten game Friday at 6 p.m. CT at Illinois Field.

The Redbirds return to action Friday, in New Orleans, Louisiana, with the first of a three-game series at Tulane. 

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