Illinois Baseball 2013 World Series Capsule

Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten (34-18, 14-10)

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Big Wins: 3/23 Nebraska (8-7), 4/7 at Indiana (3-2), 4/19 at Ohio State (9-2)
Bad Losses: 3/3 at Texas-Arlington (5-6), 3/31 Oakland (3-6), 4/9 Eastern Illinois (4-8)
Coach: Dan Hartleb

Key Field Players:
Justin Parr, Senior, IF/OF, .399 BA, 6 HR, 51 RBI, 15 SB
David Kerian, Sophomore, IF, .324 BA, 39 RBI, 21 SB
Jordan Parr, Junior, IF/OF, .303 BA, 6 HR, 41 RBI, 23 SB
Thomas Lindauer, Junior, IF, .313 BA, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 13 SB
Michael Hurwitz, Sophomore, IF, .306 BA, 33 RBI

Key Pitchers:
Kevin Duchene, Freshman, P, 2.69 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 73.2 IP, 63 SO
Kevin Johnson, Senior, P, 3.22 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 67.0 IP, 44 SO
Bryan Roberts, Senior, P, 1.57 ERA, 3-3 W/L, 23.0 IP, 26 SO, 7 SV

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .301 (30th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Earned Run Average: 3.67 (70, 6)
Fielding Percentage: .970 (90, 4)
Scoring Offense: 6.5 (42, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.59 (57, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.86 (59, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.22 (143, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 2.06 (14, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .416 (42, 2)
Double Plays per Game: 0.98 (30, 5)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

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

 

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