Welcome to “This Week in Illini Athletics,” a weekly review of the past week of Illini sports and a preview of the week to come.
BASEBALL (13-12 Overall, 5-1 Big Ten)
Last Week: Illinois dropped the Braggin’ Rights game 11-7 to Missouri on Tuesday, but it came back in a big way and swept Purdue in Champaign over the weekend. The Boilermakers were 18-2 entering Friday — after three straight losses to Illinois, they are now 18-5. Offense led the way for the Illini over the weekend as they scored a combined 30 runs in the three-game sweep.