OMAHA, Neb. (Interstat) — The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Iowa Hawkeyes meet Tuesday afternoon in the Big Ten Baseball Championship at Charles Schwab Field, with a berth in the conference title game on the line.

Illinois (27-25 overall) enters as the seed after splitting its final regular-season series at Indiana. The Fighting Illini dropped Saturday’s series finale 11-2, managing only four hits. Right fielder Cole Warehime went 3-for-4 with a home run and an RBI, and shortstop JR Nelson added a solo shot. Starter Kyle Remington worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, allowing no hits with one strikeout.

Remington, a right-hander who has appeared primarily in relief this season, is a player to watch for Illinois. Over his last three outings, he has allowed one earned run in 4 2/3 innings while striking out three.

Iowa (29-21) is the seed after taking two of three at home from Purdue. The Hawkeyes pounded the Boilermakers 15-9 on Saturday, powered by center fielder Miles Risley, who went 4-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs. Risley also homered in a 14-5 win Friday and drove in a run in Thursday’s 10-7 victory. Over his last eight games, Risley is batting .303 (10-for-33) with three home runs and 12 RBIs.

The Hawkeyes have won three of their last four, while Illinois has dropped four of its last six.

Tuesday’s matchup is a rematch of a Big Ten series from May 1-3 in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes took two of three, winning 9-3 on May 1 and 6-5 on May 2 before Illinois salvaged a 6-2 victory on May 3. In that series, Risley went 2-for-5 with an RBI in the May 1 win but was 1-for-4 in the May 2 victory and 0-for-4 in the May 3 loss.

Illinois has struggled against Iowa historically, dropping five of the last seven meetings.

The Interstat game simulator projects a tight contest, with Iowa winning 7-6.

First pitch is scheduled for late afternoon. The forecast calls for temperatures in the 70s with a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

The winner advances to Wednesday’s championship game. The loser will play in an elimination game later Tuesday evening.