Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten (33-20, 15-9)
Big Wins: 2/24 at Coastal Carolina (7-6), 3/2 vs UCLA (5-3), 4/27 at Indiana (3-2)
Bad Losses: 2/18 vs Austin Peay (0-2), 3/10 vs Michigan State (2-4), 4/17 Valparaiso (7-11)
Coach: Dan Hartleb
Key Field Players:
Bren Spillane, Junior, OF/IF, .389 BA, 23 HR, 60 RBI, 16 SB
Michael Massey, Sophomore, IF, .326 BA, 6 HR, 46 RBI
Ben Troike, Sophomore, IF, .299 BA, 30 RBI, 10 SB
Doran Turchin, Junior, OF, .272 BA, 9 HR, 32 RBI, 11 SB
Zac Taylor, Junior, OF, .226 BA, 10 HR, 37 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Quinn Snarskis, Junior, P, 2.84 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 73.0 IP, 34 SO
Ty Weber, Sophomore, P, 3.84 ERA, 4-3 W/L, 82.0 IP, 53 SO
Andy Fisher, Junior, P, 3.96 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 84.0 IP, 64 SO
Joey Gerber, Junior, P, 3.14 ERA, 1-1 W/L, 28.2 IP, 45 SO, 14 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .274 (120th in nation, 7th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.92 (33, 2)
Doubles per Game: 2.08 (27, 1)
Earned Run Average: 4.12 (82, 5)
Fielding Percentage: .980 (12, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 1.20 (21, 1)
Scoring Offense: 6.4 (63, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .449 (32, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.20 (90, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.18 (188, 10)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2015 | Regional | defeated Ohio, defeated Notre Dame, defeated Wright State |
2015 | Super Regional | eliminated by Vanderbilt |
2013 | Regional | defeated Georgia Tech, lost to Vanderbilt, eliminated by Georgia Tech |
2011 | Regional | lost to Cal State Fullerton, defeated Kansas State, defeated Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Stanford |
2000 | Regional | defeated Old Dominion, lost to Clemson, eliminated by Middle Tennessee |
1998 | Regional | lost to Wake Forest, defeated Monmouth, defeated Baylor, defeated Wake Forest, eliminated by Florida |
1990 | Regional | defeated Central Michigan, lost to Mississippi State, defeated BYU, eliminated by Florida State |
1989 | Regional | lost to Penn, defeated Le Moyne, eliminated by Arkansas |
*all team stats through 5/20