Northwestern 3, at Illinois 10

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Interstat) — Sam Mommer pitched five innings of one-hit shutout relief and Collin Jennings delivered a three-run homer in the first inning as Illinois defeated Northwestern 10-3 on Sunday afternoon at Illinois Field. The Fighting Illini improved to 26-23 overall and won the weekend series after taking two of three games from the Wildcats. Northwestern fell to 20-28-1. Jennings put Illinois ahead for good with his home run in the bottom of the first. After Nick Groves tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly, Jalen Zebig doubled and Aiden Putty walked. Jennings then drove a pitch over the… Read more...