Illinois Baseball 2019 NCAA Tournament Capsule

            

Illinois Illini

Big Ten (36-19, 15-9)

 
 
Coach: Dan Hartleb
 
Key Field Players:
Grant Van Scoy, Senior, IF, .347 BA, 22 RBI
Zac Taylor, Senior, OF, .331 BA, 10 HR, 28 RBI, 20 SB
Michael Massey, Junior, IF, .325 BA, 5 HR, 27 RBI
Jack Yalowitz, Senior, OF, .296 BA, 5 HR, 31 RBI, 11 SB
Cam McDonald, Freshman, IF/OF, .282 BA, 33 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Andy Fisher, Senior, P, 2.57 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 94.2 IP, 89 SO
Ty Weber, Junior, P, 2.97 ERA, 4-2 W/L, 75.2 IP, 45 SO
Cyrillo Watson, Junior, P, 3.65 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 69.0 IP, 49 SO
Garrett Acton, Junior, P, 2.23 ERA, 2-3 W/L, 32.1 IP, 33 SO, 19 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .282 (81st in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.53 (252, 12)
Doubles per Game: 1.89 (71, 5)
Earned Run Average: 3.58 (25, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .982 (2, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.72 (144, 6)
Scoring Offense: 5.3 (208, 8)
Slugging Percentage: .414 (98, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.04 (141, 6)
Triples per Game: 0.26 (87, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015Regionaldefeated Ohio, defeated Notre Dame, defeated Wright State
2015Super Regionaleliminated by Vanderbilt
2013Regionaldefeated Georgia Tech, lost to Vanderbilt, eliminated by Georgia Tech
2011Regionallost to Cal State Fullerton, defeated Kansas State, defeated Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Stanford
2000Regionaldefeated Old Dominion, lost to Clemson, eliminated by Middle Tennessee
1998Regionallost to Wake Forest, defeated Monmouth, defeated Baylor, defeated Wake Forest, eliminated by Florida
1990Regionaldefeated Central Michigan, lost to Mississippi State, defeated BYU, eliminated by Florida State
1989Regionallost to Penn, defeated Le Moyne, eliminated by Arkansas
 
*all team stats through 5/19