SETTING THE SCENE
• The Indiana Hoosiers head to Evanston, Ill. to face Northwestern in a three-game, Big Ten series this weekend at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park.
• Indiana defeated Illinois in two games this weekend at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Ind. IU won Friday's contest on a two-run, walk-off homer from C Collin Hopkins before RHP McCade Brown and RHP Braydon Tucker combined to no-hit the Illinois on Saturday. Sunday's contest was postponed due to rain.
• Jeff Mercer is in his third season at the helm of the Indiana baseball program.