Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten (37-18, 14-8)
Big Wins: 2/11 vs North Carolina (13-0), 4/1 Minnesota (4-3), 5/6 Ohio State (11-6)
Bad Losses: 2/24 vs Georgia State (4-13), 4/23 at Nebraska (0-14), 5/2 Eastern Illinois (3-4)
Coach: Tyra Perry
Key Field Players:
Nicole Evans, Senior, OF, .364 BA, 17 HR, 55 RBI
Annie Fleming, Junior, IF, .349 BA, 5 HR, 32 RBI
Kiana Sherlund, Sophomore, OF, .333 BA, 20 RBI, 15 SB
Stephanie Abello, Sophomore, C/1B, .320 BA, 12 HR, 37 RBI
Maddi Doane, Junior, OF, .315 BA, 28 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Breanna Wonderly, Senior, P, 2.59 ERA, 20-13 W/L, 22 CG, 208.1 IP, 92 SO
Taylor Edwards, Sophomore, P/UTL, 2.67 ERA, 14-2 W/L, 2 CG, 91.2 IP, 27 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .311 (25th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.34 (95, 6)
Doubles per Game: 1.49 (24, 4)
Earned Run Average: 3.04 (96, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .956 (172, 8)
Home Runs per Game: 0.81 (57, 6)
Scoring Offense: 5.72 (22, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .470 (26, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.98 (126, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.19 (91, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 Regional lost to Utah, defeated Butler, eliminated by Kentucky
2010 Regional defeated DePaul, lost to Missouri, defeated DePaul, eliminated by Missouri
2009 Regional lost to Missouri, eliminated by DePaul
2004 Regional defeated Texas-San Antonio, lost to Baylor, defeated Houston, defeated Seton Hall, defeated Baylor, eliminated by LSU
2003 Regional defeated Georgia Tech, lost to Alabama, eliminated by Massachusetts
*all team stats through 5/7
