Illinois dropped its first game of the day at Springs Brooks Stadium to Middle Tennessee State on Saturday, 17-10. The two teams combined for 26 hits and 27 runs as 10 combined pitchers were used over the course of the nine innings.

Sophomore OF Danny Doligale was once again impressive at the plate, picking up his third consecutive multi-hit game with a 2-for-3 performance. Doligale also doubled in his third-straight game while scoring a pair of runs against the Blue Raiders. Junior INF Branden Comia tallied his second consecutive multi-hit game as well, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and two doubles at the dish. Freshman INF Ryan Moerman was the third Illini to record two hits on the afternoon.

The Illini (2-3) loaded the bases in two of the first three innings but only plated two runs. Middle Tennessee (3-5) would score six runs in two innings, holding on to a 6-4 lead until the top half of the seventh, when a two-out rally for the Illini sparked a three-run inning to retake the lead. The Blue Raiders took the lead back with an eleven-run seventh inning as the Illini went through four pitchers to record three outs. Illinois tacked on three more runs in the home half of the ninth.

The Illini then dropped the third and final game of the weekend series at Coastal Carolina on Saturday night, 6-2. Junior catcher Jacob Campbell extended his hitting streak to six games with a 2-for-4 day at the plate. Branden Comia, Cam McDonald, and Taylor Jackson also picked up hits in the loss to the Chanticleers. Comia also launched his first homer of the season, a solo shot to right field in the sixth inning.

The Illini jumped ahead in the first inning but gave the lead back to Coastal in the third. The Chanticleers added another four runs while Illinois tacked on just one in the remaining eight innings. Sophomore RHP Jack Wenninger threw 4.0 innings in relief, giving up just one run on two hits while striking out five of the 15 batters he faced.

Illinois is back on the road next weekend at the Cambria College Classic at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Illini will take on Notre Dame on Friday, followed by West Virginia on Saturday and one more game against Kansas on Sunday.