UI Roundup: Illini's rally falls short

CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois baseball team had the tying run on second base in the bottom of the ninth, but couldn’t covert and lost to Bradley 2-0 on Tuesday at Illinois Field.

Cyrillo Watson allowed just one run in five innings of work for the Illini (6-16, 0-3 Big Ten) but was stuck with the loss. Duran Turchin and Trent Hammond had two hits each for Illinois.

In women's golf

Illini fourth in Georgia. The Illinois women’s golf team wrapped up play in Kennesaw, Ga., Tuesday with a fourth-place finish at the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate.

The Illini shot 8 over in the third and final round, and were 21 over for the tournament. Tristyn Nowlin led Illinois individually at 2 over, good for…