The UNI baseball team will look to bounce back this weekend when they visit Illinois State in Missouri Valley Conference action. The Panthers are 7-11 overall and 0-4 in the Valley after being swept at seventh rated Wichita State and coach Rick Heller says it won’t get any easier against the Redbirds. He says they’re a good ballclub that’s picked as one of the top three in the league.The series this weekend will conclude a 22-game road swing to open the season for UNI and Heller says they are looking forward to playing at home. He says they’ll be alright and will battle back. He says the last time the went to Wichita and got swept, they came back and beat them to take the conference tournament.The Panthers home opener is next Wednesday against Minnesota.