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Northwestern at Illinois · Diamondwire

Saturday, May 9, 2026 · at Illinois

Northwestern@Illinois

Final

at IllinoisFINAL

Northwestern3

Illinois4

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Win probabilitymethodology →

Scoring summary

1Illinois+10–1
2Illinois+20–3
6Northwestern+11–3

Play log

86 plays · biggest swing 0%

▲ 1st· Northwestern batting
- ·MCELFATRICK struck out swinging (1-2).
- ·LAUSCH flied out to rf (1-2).
- ·KUCHERAK singled up the middle (1-1).
- ·KUCHERAK stole second.
- ·RUIZ struck out swinging (2-2).

Holding all else equal

What this game meant

Marginal effect on each team's RPI and our-rank position when this single result is removed from the season and the snapshot is recomputed. Positive = the game lifted them; negative = the game cost them.

NorthwesternBig Ten#150

RPI: -0.0021
Rank: ▼ 6

See Northwestern's path →

IllinoisBig Ten#101

RPI: +0.0010
Rank: ▲ 1

See Illinois's path →

Recent form

NorthwesternBig Ten#150

21-30-1L1

IllinoisBig Ten#101

27-27L3

Saturday, May 9, 2026 · at Illinois

Northwestern@Illinois

Final

at IllinoisFINAL

Northwestern3

Illinois4

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Win probabilitymethodology →

Scoring summary

1Illinois+10–1
2Illinois+20–3
6Northwestern+11–3

Play log

86 plays · biggest swing 0%

▲ 1st· Northwestern batting
- ·MCELFATRICK struck out swinging (1-2).
- ·LAUSCH flied out to rf (1-2).
- ·KUCHERAK singled up the middle (1-1).
- ·KUCHERAK stole second.
- ·RUIZ struck out swinging (2-2).

Holding all else equal

What this game meant

NorthwesternBig Ten#150

RPI: -0.0021
Rank: ▼ 6

See Northwestern's path →

IllinoisBig Ten#101

RPI: +0.0010
Rank: ▲ 1

See Illinois's path →

Recent form

NorthwesternBig Ten#150

21-30-1L1

IllinoisBig Ten#101

27-27L3