Final
Northwestern vs Illinois
Illinois beat Northwestern 4–3 in NCAA Division I baseball on Sat, May 9, 2026.
Illinois Field · Champaign, IL
Northwestern
3▸Illinois
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Where to watch
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Lineups
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Scoring plays
Bot 9
W JOHANNES homered to right field, RBI (1-1).
Top 9
FREEMAN reached on a fielding error by ss (3-2); YANG advanced to third; CARUSO scored, unearned.
Top 8
MCELFATRICK singled down the rf line, RBI (2-2); KAPLAN scored.
Top 6
MCELFATRICK homered to right center, RBI (2-2).
Bot 2
N GROVES flied out to lf, SF, RBI (1-1); W JOHANNES scored.
Bot 2
J NELSON doubled to right center, RBI (2-0); W JOHANNES advanced to third; D CONTRERAS scored.
Bot 1
A PUTTY doubled to left field, RBI (2-2); J ZEBIG scored.