WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — The Fighting Illini softball team (18-23, 4-11) traveled to Indiana for Easter weekend for a three-game series against Purdue. Illinois lost all three games to the Boilermakers, including a 3-7 defeat on Sunday that marks their 11th Big Ten conference loss.
Takeaways
Purdue: Purdue tallied a total of 28 hits all weekend, with most of their hits coming from their Saturday 1-0 victory against Illinois in extra innings. Those three wins improved Purdue’s record to 8-8 in the Big Ten and extended their win streak to five in a row.
Illinois: Illinois continues to struggle to win games against Big Ten teams. Illinois will have two more weekend series against Big Ten teams — Rutgers and Ohio State. Ella Cushing was the player of the weekend as she hit her 5th homerun of the season and helped Illinois score three runs in Sunday’s game.
Up Next
Illinois will host DePaul University on Tuesday at Eichelberger Field at 4 P.M.