• Indiana (11-4) continues a nine-game homestand this weekend as it hosts the Northern Illinois Huskies (4-11) in a three-game series.
• Friday will be the 21st ever meeting between IU and NIU and the first meeting since March 9, 2002, a 9-5 Hoosiers victory.
• IU leads the all-time series between the two schools, 11-8-1.
• Indiana Head Coach Chris Lemonis is in his fourth season leading the Hoosier baseball program and his 24th overall year in coaching. He has posted a 113-76-2 record and has led the program to two regional at-large bids in his first three seasons.