McCade Brown walked one in the first, loaded the bases in the second, put two on in the third, walked another in the fourth, then left the game after retiring the side in order for the first time Saturday night in the fifth.
It wasn’t the cleanest start of Brown’s career but, coupled with Braydon Tucker’s shutdown four-inning relief effort, it was enough to make Indiana history. Brown and Tucker combined for the Hoosiers’ first no-hitter in nearly 37 years, blanking Illinois in a wet, 8-0 win at Bart Kaufman Field.
Brown battled through issues with spotty command, working around seven walks to keep Illini hitters from finding holes in the defense behind him.