Illinois baseball clinches series sweep over Minnesota in walk-off fashion

How’s that for clinching a sweep, Illinois fans?

The Illini baseball team earned a sweep over Minnesota Sunday with a walk-off 2-run home run by Jacob Schroeder, winning 6-5. Schroeder, who now has 12 home runs on the year, did so with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth. This is fairytale stuff.

Check it out below:

JACOB SCHROEDER CALLED GAME!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/sKZoNk2t9Y

— Illinois Baseball (@IlliniBaseball) April 23, 2023

Schroeder’s game-winner was his 2nd home run of the afternoon. He launched a solo shot in the 7th inning to tie things up at 3, too.

B7 | @j_schroeder12 OPPO 🌮

WE’RE ALL TIED UP!#Illini 3, Minnesota 3 pic.twitter.com/UWqYfsiylD

— Illinois Baseball (@IlliniBaseball) April 23, 2023

With this win, Illinois baseball improves to 18-18 on the season. This is Illinois’ first series win in B1G play and their first series win of the season since winning 2 of 3 against Southern Illinois in mid-March.

Next up. the Illini face off against Bradley on Tuesday before heading to Columbus for a weekend series against Ohio State.

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.