2005 ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI Illinois Athletic Public Relations • Derek Neal, Baseball SID [email protected] • 217/244-3707 • 217/333-5540 Fax • www.fightingillini.com FIGHTING ILLINI BASEBALL (10-5-1 Overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Week 5 • Ohio State • April 1-3, 2005 • Illinois Field • Champaign, Ill. 2005 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Game Preview 10-5-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten Friday, April 1 vs. Ohio State (13-4/0-0), 4:05 p.m. (1-0 Home, 4-1 Away, 5-4-1 Neutral) ILL: Brian Blomquist (Jr., RHP, 4-1, 1.82 ERA, 34.2 IP, 26 H, 21 K, 4 BB) Feb. 25-27 at NIA Shootout, Rock Hill, S.C. OSU:Trent Luyster (Sr., LHP, 4.08 ERA, 4-1, 28.2 IP, 36 H, 15 K, 8 BB) Feb. 25 vs. Kent State L, 5-6 Feb. 26 at #21 Winthrop W, 7-6 Feb. 27 vs.Wagner W, 14-1 Saturday, April 2 vs. Ohio State (13-4/0-0), 12:05 p.m. (DH) March 4-6 at Al Ogletree Classic, Edinburg,Texas ILL: Jimmy Conroy (Sr., RHP, 3-0, 2.45 ERA, 29.1 IP, 24 H, 25 K, 9 BB) March 4 vs.Texas-San Antonio L, 4-8 OSU: Mike Madsen (Sr., RHP, 6.60 ERA, 1-1, 15 IP, 18 H, 10 K, 8 BB) March 5 at Texas-Pan American W, 3-0 or Cory Luebke (Fr., LHP, 1.57 ERA, 2-0, 28.2 IP, 20 H, 25 K, 7 BB) March 6 vs. Sam Houston T, 1-1 (14) March 11-13 at Arlington,Texas March 11 at Texas-Arlington L, 1-5 Saturday, April 2 vs. Ohio State (13-4/0-0), 12:05 p.m. (DH) March 12 at Texas-Arlington W, 4-2 ILL: Matt Whitmore (Jr., RHP, 1-1, 5.24 ERA, 22.1 IP, 30 H, 8 K, 7 BB) March 13 at Texas-Arlington W, 3-2 (11) OSU: Mike Madsen (Sr., RHP, 6.60 ERA, 1-1, 15 IP, 18 H, 10 K, 8 BB) March 19-25 Spring Trip, Bradenton, Fla. or Cory Luebke (Fr., LHP, 1.57 ERA, 2-0, 28.2 IP, 20 H, 25 K, 7 BB) March 19 vs. Miami, Ohio W, 4-2 March 20 vs. Kent State L, 4-5 March 21 vs. Dartmouth W, 11-6 Sunday, April 3 vs. Ohio State (13-4/0-0), 1:05 p.m. March 23 vs. UW-Milwaukee L, 1-4 ILL: James Morris (Jr., LHP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 10.0 IP, 4 H, 10 K, 3 BB) March 24 vs. Cornell W, 16-2 OSU: Dan Delucia (So., LHP, 1.54 ERA, 1-1, 23.1 IP, 21 H, 21 K, 8 BB) March 25 vs. Dartmouth W, 12-0 March 29 Indiana State W, 8-4 On the Air April 1 Ohio State 4:05 p.m. Radio (Sunday only): Illini Radio Network (Dave Loane and Steve Layman) April 2 Ohio State (DH) 12:05 p.m. April 3 Ohio State 1:05 p.m. Internet: fightingillini.com live audio (Sunday only) and gametracker (all games) April 5 Western Michigan 6:05 p.m. April 6 Western Michigan 2:05 p.m. Probable Starters April 8 at Michigan State 2:05 p.m. April 9 at Michigan State (DH) 12:05 p.m. Pos. Player Yr. Ht. Wt. B/T BA HR RBI April 10 at Michigan State 12:05 p.m. C Chris Robinson Jr. 6-0 190 R/R .283 1 13 April 12 Bradley 6:05 p.m. April 13 Robert Morris 6:05 p.m. 1B Dusty Bensko Sr. 6-4 210 R/R .356 5 15 April 15 Michigan 6:05 p.m. 2B J.R. Kyes Sr. 6-0 180 R/R .395 0 5 April 16 Michigan (DH) 4:05 p.m. or Shawn Roof So. 6-0 180 R/R .200 0 5 April 17 Michigan 1:05 p.m. April 19 Illinois State 6:05 p.m. SS Toby Gardenhire Sr. 6-1 175 R/R .196 0 9 April 22 at Indiana 2:05 p.m. 3B Chad Frk Sr. 6-4 210 R/R .344 1 6 April 23 at Indiana (DH) 12:05 p.m. LF Drew Davidson Sr. 6-1 190 R/R .295 3 13 April 24 at Indiana 12:05 p.m. April 26 Eastern Illinois 6:05 p.m. CF Ryan Rogowski Jr. 6-2 206 L/L .400 0 7 April 29 at Penn State 2:05 p.m. RF Trevor Huisinga Jr. 5-7 150 L/L .341 2 6 April 30 at Penn State (DH) 12:05 p.m. May 1 at Penn State 11:05 a.m. DH Mike Rohde So. 6-3 200 L/R .237 0 4 May 3 at Southern Illinois 3 p.m. or Chase Kliment So. 6-1 200 R/R .125 0 2 May 6 Northwestern 6:05 p.m. May 7 Northwestern (DH) 4:05 p.m. May 8 Northwestern 1:05 p.m. Series History May 13 at Minnesota 6:35 p.m. Ohio State May 14 at Minnesota (DH) 1:05 p.m. May 15 at Minnesota 1:05 p.m. Head Coach: Bob Todd (Missouri ’71) May 18 vs. Missouri (O’Fallon, Mo.) 6:30 p.m. Series Record: Ohio State leads 89-79-2 May 20 Iowa 6:05 p.m. 2004 Series: Ohio State 5, Illinois 1 May 21 Iowa (DH) 4:05 p.m. May 22 Iowa 1:05 p.m. Ohio State 14, Illinois 3 May 25-29 at Big Ten Tournament TBA Ohio State 5, Illinois 3 June 3-5 NCAA Regionals TBA Illinois 12, Ohio State 4 All Times Central and subject to change. 2 0 0 5 I l l i n o i s B a s e b a l l N o t e s • P a g e 1 2005 ILLINOIS BASEBALL ROSTER

No. Name B-T Yr. Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown/High School/Last School 2 Jeff Paarlberg L/R RS Sr. 6-2 180 RHP South Holland, Ill./Thornwood 3 Nick Stockwell R/R Fr. 6-0 170 OF Harvey, Ill./Andrean 4 Brian Blomquist R/R RS Jr. 6-4 200 RHP Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North 6 J.R. Kyes R/R Sr. 6-0 180 IF Springfield, Ill./Southeast/Lincoln Land 7 Jimmy Conroy R/R Sr. 6-4 200 RHP Rock Island, Ill./Alleman 8 Danny Schroeder L/L Fr. 6-3 220 IF/OF Dunlap, Ill./Illinois Valley Central 9 Mike Rohde L/R So. 6-3 200 IF Brookfield,Wisc./Brookfield, Central 10 Rob Sullivan R/R Sr. 6-4 205 OF Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township/Joliet 11 Luke Obukowicz R/R Fr. 6-0 185 RHP Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood 13 Joe Bonadonna R/R Fr. 5-8 145 IF Buffalo Grove, Ill./Stevenson 14 Trevor Huisinga L/L Jr. 5-7 150 OF Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett 15 Jake Toohey R/R RS So. 6-2 210 RHP Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy 16 Aaron Ifft R/R RS Fr. 6-0 175 C Fairbury, Ill./Prairie Central 17 Chase Kliment R/R So. 6-1 200 OF Denver, Colo./Cherry Creek/Pepperdine 18 Joel Barickman R/R Jr. 6-2 180 RHP Streator, Ill./Streator-Woodland 19 Chad Frk R/R RS Sr. 6-4 210 IF Northfield, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit 20 Emanuel Bishop L/L RS Jr. 6-2 190 LHP Fairview Heights, Ill./Belleville East 21 Scott Shaw R/R Fr. 6-4 227 RHP Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township 22 Toby Gardenhire R/R Sr. 6-1 175 SS Little Canada, Minn./Roseville/Ark.-Fort Smith/SMS 23 Drew Davidson R/R Sr. 6-1 190 OF West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling 26 Aaron Saving L/L So. 6-0 180 LHP Metamora, Ill./Metamora 27 Ryan Hastings L/R So. 6-0 190 IF Mattoon, Ill./Mattoon 28 James Morris L/L RS Jr. 6-8 250 LHP Eldorado, Ill./Eldorado 29 Brandon Murphy R/R So. 6-1 180 RHP Charleston, Ill./Charleston 30 Chris Robinson R/R Jr. 6-0 190 C Dorchester, Ontario/Lord Dorchester 32 Scott Chodil R/R RS So. 6-4 185 RHP Shorewood, Ill./Joliet West 33 Dusty Bensko R/R Sr. 6-4 210 IF/RHP Pleasant Plains, Ill./Pleasant Plains 34 Andy Sigerich R/R RS Jr. 6-9 230 RHP Downers Grove, Ill./North/Illinois-Chicago 35 Jeff Meyer R/R RS Fr. 6-3 205 C Peotone, Ill./Manteno 36 Rodney Workman, Jr. R/R Fr. 5-11 160 RHP Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest 37 Blake Hopkins R/L Fr. 6-0 170 RHP St. Louis, Mo./Francis Howell 38 Jonathan Smiley S/L So. 6-1 180 LHP East Lynn, Ill./Hoopeston Area 39 Brendon Cody L/L RS So. 6-2 180 LHP Orland Park, Ill./St. Laurence 40 Jake Stewart R/R RS Jr. 6-0 185 RHP Normal, Ill./Normal West/Illinois State 41 Matt Whitmore R/R Jr. 5-11 160 RHP Prospect, Ky./Evansville Central/John A. Logan 43 Jim Sharwarko L/R RS So. 6-0 191 C Downers Grove, Ill./North 44 Shawn Roof R/R So. 6-0 180 IF/C Paducah, Ky./St. Mary 45 Ryan Rogowski L/L Jr. 6-2 206 OF Livonia, Mich./Central Catholic/Logan

Head Coach: #1 Richard ‘Itch’ Jones (Southern Illinois ’60) Assistant Coaches: #24 #25 Eric Snider #42 Brett Herbison

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Joel Barickman ...... BARE-ick-man Luke Obukowicz ...... O-BUCK-o-witz Brian Blomquist ...... BLOOM-quist Jeff Paarlberg...... PARLE-berg Joe Bonadonna ...... Bahn-a-DON-na Ryan Rogowski ...... Ro-GOW-ski Scott Chodil ...... CHO-dle Mike Rohde...... ROAD-ee Trevor Huisinga ...... HYOO-zin-gay Danny Schroeder ...... SHROAD-er Chase Kliment ...... Kluh-MENT Jim Sharwarko...... SHWAR-koh J.R. Kyes ...... Sounds Like PIES Andy Sigerich ...... SIGG-uh-rich

2 0 0 5 I l l i n o i s B a s e b a l l N o t e s • P a g e 2 Illinois Head Coach Scouting the Buckeyes An American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame The Ohio State Buckeyes enter the weekend 13-4, winners of 10 in inductee, Richard “Itch” Jones enters his 15th season as head a row after a 12-4 victory over Toledo Wednesday and after posting coach of the Fighting Illini baseball program in 2005. an 8-0 mark during their spring trip to Bradenton, Fla.The Buckeyes boast six players hitting over .300, with one over .400. Second base- On April 24, 2004, Jones became only the 15th coach in NCAA man Jason Zoeller leads the OSU offense with a .417 average, 17 Division I baseball history to win 1,200 games in his career when runs and 10 RBI.The Buckeyes have found two impressive young Illinois defeated Western Illinois, 18-2. He is the eighth-winningest pitchers in sophomore Dan DeLucia and freshman Cory Luebke. active NCAADivision Icoach. Jones has won nine conference DeLucia is 1-1 with a 1.54 ERA in 23.1 innings and Luebke is 2-0 titles and his teams have advanced to 12 NCAA Regionals and with a 1.57 ERA in 28.2 innings. Senior Trent Luyster leads the team three College World Series. He has sent 24 players into profes- with a 4-1 record and has a 4.08 ERA in 28.2 innings. sional baseball in the last 10 years alone and Jones has produced 20 Major Leaguers over his career, including former Illini and cur- Last Time Out rent pros Scott Spiezio (Seattle Mariners), Jason Anderson (New Illinois came back from a 4-1 deficit to defeat Indiana State 8-4 in its York Mets) and Jimmy Journell (St. Louis Cardinals). home opener.The Illini got 5 1/3 nearly perfect innings from lefthand- ed reliever James Morris. Only two batters reached base, one on a walk and the other was hit by a pitch. Second baseman J.R. Kyes went CAREER COACHING RECORD 3-for-5 with a double and a run, and first baseman Dusty Bensko was Year-by-Year at Illinois 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Year Record Big Ten Postseason 1991 26-30 7th Illinois finished 4-2 on its spring trip to the IMG Academy in 1992 36-20 3rd Bradenton, Fla. The Illini defeated Cornell twice, Miami (OH) and 1993 32-23 8th Dartmouth while dropping games to Kent State and Wisconsin- 1994 26-26 7th Milwaukee. Illinois hit .314 as a team on the trip and compiled a 2.42 1995 25-31 5th ERA in 48 1/3 .The Illini outscored its opponents 48- 1996 37-22 2nd 19 and outhit them 60-41. 1997 32-27 3rd 1998 42-21 1st NCAA Regionals (3-2) Illini Run Factory 1999 34-22 3rd Illinois has proven it can score runs in multiple ways, whether show- 2000 41-23 3rd Big Ten Tournament Champs ing off its power hitting or manufacturing runs with stolen bases and NCAA Regionals (1-2) sacrifice bunts. After hitting seven home runs in the first two week- 2001 29-28 5th ends of play in 2005, Illinois took more of a “small ball” approach the 2002 32-19 6th next two weeks. In those nine games, 65 of 92 Illini hits were singles 2003 27-26 7th as Illinois used 10 sacrifice bunts, 40 walks and 10 stolen bases to go 2004 22-33 9th 6-3 over that span, while smacking just four home runs. The Illini 2005 10-5-1 - returned to its early-season form, however, on the Spring Trip, blast- ing 24 extra-base hits out of its 60 total hits. This included 15 dou- Career Totals (38 years) 1,217-734-6 (.623) bles, six triples and three home runs. Centerfielder Ryan Rogowski At Illinois (1991-) 449-355-1 (.558) and first baseman Dusty Bensko flashed the most power, with At SIU (1970-1990) 738-345-5 (.681) Rogowski slugging .864 with three doubles and two triples, and At MacMurray (1966-68) 28-33 (.459) Bensko slugging .778 with three doubles and two home runs. In NCAA Postseason (12 years) 33-26 (.559) Swipin’ Illini NCAA DIVISION I CAREER WINNINGEST A major part of the Fighting Illini’s run production has been its base- ACTIVE COACHES stealing ability. Junior centerfielder Ryan Rogowski swiped five more (Prior to 2005 season) bases on the spring trip, finishing the week 5-for-6 on the basepaths. For the season Rogowski is 11-for-14 and now has 21 stolen bases Coach W-L-T for his career in 26 tries. Junior catcher Chris Robinson stole anoth- 1. ,Texas 1,486-701-8 er base on the spring trip, the fifth stolen base of his career, and Drew 2. ,Wichita State 1,455-465-3 Davidson swiped a bag, his first of the season and the 14th of his 3. Chuck Hartman,Virginia Tech 1,401-755-8 career. Illinois is now 16-21 on stolen bases this season. 4. ,Texas Tech 1,390-752-2 5. Mike Martin, Florida State 1,338-452-4 6. Larry Cochell, Oklahoma 1,308-793-3 Early Risers 7. , Mississippi State 1,233-602-2 Illinois has proven the importance of scoring first so far this season. 8 . Itch Jones, Illinois 1 , 2 0 7 - 7 2 9 - 5 The Illini are 7-0-1 when they score first, and 5-0 when they score in 9. Mark Marquess, Stanford 1,190-565-5 the first inning. Most times, Illinois holds on to those early leads, own- 10. Jay Bergman, UCF 1,091-605-3 ing a 8-0-1 record when they lead after six innings. Thanks to the

2 0 0 5 I l l i n o i s B a s e b a l l N o t e s • P a g e 3 excellent Orange and Blue pitching in 2005, Illinois is 7-0-1 when hold- Country Boy Can Survive ing opponents to two or fewer runs. Despite being outscored in the Redshirt junior James Morris has dominated hitters so far this season, first inning this season, the Illini have outscored opponents 10-2 in the compiling a 0.00 ERA in 10 innings and allowing opponents to hit only second inning, 10-6 in the third, 25-8 in the fourth and 17-3 in the fifth. .125.The 6-8, 250 Eldorado, Ill., native has appeared in five games, giv- ing up only four hits and three walks while striking out 10. His finest Rogo Cop performance this season came against Indiana State when he entered Junior centerfielder Ryan Rogowski been the spark for the Illini offense the game with Illinois trailing 4-1 in the third inning. Morris was filthy, thus far. Batting in the No. 2 hole all season, “Rogo” leads the Illini in throwing 5 1/3 shutout, hitless innings of relief with one walk and four batting average (.400), hits (26), runs (17), triples (3), on-base-percent- . The only other hitter to reach base was when Morris hit age (.487) and stolen bases (11).The Livonia, Mich. native had a stellar him with a pitch. spring trip, going 12-22 from the plate (.545) with 11 runs, five steals, an .864 slugging percentage and a .643 on-base percentage as the Illini Making the List, Checking it Twice went 4-2. Two Illini players have been named to postseason award watch lists. Blomquist earned a mention on the Brooks Wallace Award watch list, Kyes Stepping In the award given to the national college baseball player of the year. He Senior J.R. Kyes has shown some versatility early this season, but is one of five Big Ten student-athletes named to the list. Junior catcher appears to have found a position where he feels comfortable. The Chris Robinson also garnered a spot on the Johnny Bench Award Springfield, Ill., native has played in six games in right field and three at watch list, one of three Big Ten catchers on the list for the award given designated hitter. But where the Illini have gotten the most production to the top national collegiate catcher. from Kyes is at second base. He is 5-for-9 (.556) in two games at the position, getting his first start in the last game of the spring trip against Blomquist Named Big Ten Pitcher of Week Cornell. Kyes has scored three runs, driven in one and has a double Junior right-hander Brian Blomquist was named Big Ten Pitcher of the and a triple for a slugging percentage of .889 while playing second base. Week on March 1 after his strong performance to help Illinois earn a share of the NIA Shootout title.The Carol Stream, Ill., native threw six Blooming Ace shutout innings, allowing only three hits while striking out a career-high Redshirt junior Brian Blomquist began 2005 on a mission, tossing a six and walking one to pick up the win in Illinois’ 14-1 rout of Wagner. complete-game two-hit shutout against Texas-Pan Am on March 5 after It was Blomquist’s first start since 2003 after he missed the entire 2004 throwing six innings of three-hit ball against Wagner.The Carol Stream, season after undergoing Tommy John reconstructive surgery. He is the Ill., native struck out seven and walked only one Bronc hitter while fac- first Illinois pitcher to be named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week since Tim ing 30 batters, three more than the minimum. Blomquist has been the Gorski won the award on April 12, 2004. Illini’s ace thus far, owning a 4-1 record and a 1.82 ERA in 34 2/3 innings. He has struck out 21, walked only four and allowed opponents The Defense Does Not Rest to hit a scant .218. Although it appeared to hit a rough patch over the spring trip, the Illini defense is tops in the Big Ten. Illinois leads the conference in fielding percentage with a .980 mark and only 13 errors.The Illini also have the

National Baseball Polls (3/28) Collegiate Baseball (3/28) NCBWA (3/28) ESPN/Sports Weekly (3/28) Rk. Team Rec. Pvs. Rk. Team Rec. Pvs. Rk. Team Rec. Pvs. Rk. Team Rec. Pvs. 1.Texas 23-4 4 1 Georgia Tech 21-4 4 1. Georgia Tech 21-4 4 1.Texas 23-4 1 2. Cal State Fullerton 17-6 1 2 Cal State Fullerton 17-6 1 2. Cal State Fullerton 17-6 2 2. Cal State Fullerton 17-6 4 3. Georgia Tech 21-4 5 3 Tulane 21-5 2 3. Tulane 21-5 1 3.Tulane 21-5 2 4.Tulane 21-5 2 4 LSU 19-6 3 4. Texas 23-4 6 4. Georgia Tech 21-4 8 5. Louisiana State 19-6 3 5 Texas 23-4 7 5. LSU 19-6 3 5. Louisiana State 19-6 3 6. Mississippi 19-5 7 6 Florida State 27-5 8 6. Florida State 27-5 8 6. Miami (Fla.) 22-7 7 7. Florida 19-7 11 7 Nebraska 21-3 9 7. Arkansas 21-4 5 7. Mississippi 19-5 9 8. Miami 22-7 6 8 Arkansas 21-4 5 8. Nebraska 21-3 19 8. South Carolina 19-5 6 9.Arkansas 21-4 8 9 Florida 19-7 12 9. North Carolina 20-5 10 9.Arkansas 21-4 5 10.Arizona 18-10 13 10 South Carolina 19-5 6 10. South Carolina 19-5 7 10. Florida State 27-5 12 11. North Carolina 20-5 16 11 North Carolina 20-5 11 11. Florida 19-7 - 11. Stanford 14-8 10 12. Stanford 14-8 12 12 Miami 22-7 10 12. Stanford 14-8 11 12.Arizona 18-10 13 13. Rice 18-9 15 13 Arizona 18-10 16 13. Mississippi State 17-4 18 13. North Carolina 20-5 17 14. South Carolina 19-5 9 14 Mississippi State 17-4 17 14. Miami (Fla.) 22-7 9 14. Rice 18-9 14 15. Baylor 16-10 10 15 Mississippi 19-5 18 15. Louisiana-Lafayette 22-5 17 15. Florida 19-7 18 16.Texas A&M 19-9 14 16 Stanford 14-8 14 16. Mississippi 19-5 13 16. Nebraska 21-3 16 17. Florida State 27-5 17 17 Louisiana-Lafayette 22-5 19 17. Oregon State 19-4 14 17. Baylor 16-10 11 18. Oregon State 19-4 18 18 UCF 25-5 20 18. Michigan 15-3 23 18. Mississippi State 17-4 24 19. College of Charleston 20-4 19 19 Michigan 15-3 22 19. UCF 25-5 20 19.Texas A&M 19-9 15 20. Nebraska 21-3 20 20 Long Beach State 18-10 30 20. Wichita State 22-6 22 20. Louisiana-Lafayette 22-5 20 21. Mississippi State 17-4 24 21 Wichita State 22-6 21 21. Oklahoma State 19-8 30 21.Auburn 19-8 NR 22. Long Beach State 18-10 NR 22 Baylor 16-10 13 22. Rice 18-9 29 22.Wichita State 22-6 22 23.Auburn 19-8 NR 23 Rice 18-9 24 23. Coastal Carolina 21-4 21 23.Vanderbilt 17-6 25 24.Arizona State 18-13 NR 24 Texas A&M 19-9 15 24. Missouri 20-4 - 24. Long Beach State 18-10 NR 25. Central Florida 25-5 25 25 Coastal Carolina 21-4 25 25. Texas A&M 19-9 15 25.Texas Tech 17-8 19

2 0 0 5 I l l i n o i s B a s e b a l l N o t e s • P a g e 4 fourth-most assists in the Big Ten with 212. 2005 CAREER FIRSTS

Model Patients Game Two of the three Illini pitchers returning after missing last season with Tommy Toby Gardenhire (2/25), Mike Rohde (2/25), Joel Barickman John surgery have shone so far in 2005. Blomquist has dominated in two of (2/25), Matt Whitmore (2/26), Aaron Ifft (2/27), Chase Kliment his three starts since coming off surgery, and redshirt sophomore Jake (3/11) Toohey has been Illinois’ best arm out of the bullpen. Toohey holds a 0.64 ERA in 14 innings pitched and has a 12-to-3 -to-walk ratio.Toohey At Bat Toby Gardenhire (2/25), Aaron Ifft (2/27), Mike Rohde (2/25), now has a 13 2/3-inning streak without giving up an earned run. Chase Kliment (3/11)

1-2-3 With a Twist Hit While no triple play is orthodox, Illinois found a particularly interesting way Toby Gardenhire (2/25), Mike Rohde (2/25), Chase Kliment to retire the side on one play against Sam Houston State. In the 11th inning, (3/25) the first three Bearkat batters reached with consecutive bunt singles.When the fourth SHSU batter lifted a fly ball to left field, the game appeared to be Run over. Illini leftfielder Drew Davidson gloved the ball and threw toward the Toby Gardenhire (2/25), Mike Rohde (2/26), Chase Kliment (3/25) plate. But shortstop Toby Gardenhire was alert and cut off the throw, redi- recting it to third base where the tagging baserunner had left early. Since they Triple thought the game was over, the other Bearkat runners started jogging off the Chris Robinson (3/24), J.R. Kyes (3/25) field, only to have Chad Frk throw to second baseman Ryan Hastings for the end of a 7-6-5-4 triple play. Home Run Trevor Huisinga (2/25) Pitching In RBI In addition to Blomquist’s dominating start to the season, senior hurler Jimmy Toby Gardenhire (2/25), Mike Rohde (2/26),Aaron Ifft (2/27), Conroy has been a consistent force on the hill.The Rock Island, Ill., native is Chase Kliment (3/19) 3-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 29 1/3 innings. He has allowed 24 hits and nine walks while striking out 25 and allowing opponents only a .229 batting average. Start Matt Whitmore (3/13) Relievers Always on Call The Fighting Illini’s bullpen shone on the spring trip, highlighted by seven Complete Game relievers who posted 0.00 ERAs for the week.The pen compiled a 1.69 ERA Brian Blomquist (3/5) and allowed opponents to hit a mere .148 while walking five and striking out Shutout nine. Illinois’ bullpen continued its solid run against Indiana State with 6 1/3 Brian Blomquist (3/5) innings of shutout, no-hit ball as redshirt junior James Morris and redshirt sophomore Jake Toohey combined to stifle the Sycamores. Save Matt Whitmore (2/26), Jake Toohey (3/12) Here’s to You, Mr. Robinson Junior catcher Chris Robinson has displayed the arm ranked best catcher’s Win arm in the Big Ten this preseason in Illinois’ 16 games. Robinson has thrown Joel Barickman (3/13), Matt Whitmore (3/21) out seven of 10 would-be base stealers and has also picked off four baserun- ners on the year, including two during last week’s spring trip.

Summer Ball 2005 HONORS University of Illinois baseball players continue to face the nation’s best during Big Ten Pitcher of the Week the summer with placements in many of the top leagues around the country. Brian Blomquist (3/1) Below is a list of Illinois players who will be competing in NCAA-sanctioned summer baseball leagues in the summer of 2005. - Chris Robinson (Hyannis). Alaskan Baseball League - Ryan Hastings (Mat-Su Miners), Brandon Murphy (Mat-Su Miners). Central Illinois Collegiate League - Aaron Saving (East Peoria Scrappers), Matt Whitmore (East Peoria Scrappers). Coastal Plains League - Trevor Huisinga (Fayetteville SwampDogs), Shawn Roof (Fayetteville SwampDogs). Great Lakes League - Nick Stockwell (Lake Erie Monarchs). N ew England Collegiate Baseball League - James Morris (To rr i n g t o n Twisters), Scott Shaw (Torrington Twisters).

2 0 0 5 I l l i n o i s B a s e b a l l N o t e s • P a g e 5 Northwoods League - Joe Bonadonna (Duluth Huskies), Jake Stewart (Eau BROADCAST SCHEDULE Claire Express), Ryan Rogowski (Madison Mallards), Mike Rohde (Madison Once again this year, the Illini Radio Network will broadcast the Mallards), Jake Toohey (Rochester Honkers). majority of Illinois’ baseball games, both at home and on the road, beginning with the start of the conference season. Game Illini ink six in early signing period broadcasts are also available over the Internet at www.fightingilli - The University of Illinois Baseball team signed six student-athletes to nation- ni.com. al letters of intent during the fall signing period. Illinois welcomes a class that March 29 Indiana State 3:05 p.m. includes five high school seniors and a junior college freshman, all of whom April 3 Ohio State 1:05 p.m. will join the Illini program next fall.The group is made up of three pitchers, April 8 at Michigan State 2:05 p.m. two infielders and a catcher. April 9 at Michigan State (DH) 12:05 p.m. April 10 at Michigan State 12:05 p.m. The class includes infielder Dominic Altobelli (Oak Forest, Ill./Marist), catch- April 15 Michigan 6:05 p.m. er Lars Davis (Lethbridge College/Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada), infielder April 16 Michigan (DH) 4:05 p.m. Kevyn Feiner (Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie), righthanded pitcher Aaron April 17 Michigan 1:05 p.m. Martin (Georgetown, Ill./Georgetown-Ridge Farm), righthanded pitcher Ben April 22 at Indiana 2:05 p.m. April 23 at Indiana (DH) 12:05 p.m. Reeser (Bloomington, Ill./Normal University) and righthanded pitcher Tanner April 24 at Indiana 12:05 p.m. Roark (Wilmington, Ill./Wilmington). April 29 at Penn State 2:05 p.m. April 30 at Penn State (DH) 12:05 p.m. Illini In Pro Ball May 1 at Penn State 11:05 a.m. Twelve former Illini are on the rosters of professional teams heading into May 6 Northwestern 6:05 p.m. Spring Training this year.They are: Jason Anderson(NewYork Yankees), Patrick May 7 Northwestern (DH) 4:05 p.m. Arlis (Florida Marlins minor league), Chris Basak (New York Mets minor May 8 Northwestern 1:05 p.m. league), Brandon Cashman (Texas Rangers minor league), Andy Dickinson May 13 at Minnesota 6:35 p.m. May 14 at Minnesota (DH) 1:05 p.m. (Oakland A’s minor league), Jimmy Journell(St.Louis Cardinals), Dave Mazurek May 15 at Minnesota 1:05 p.m. (Texas Rangers minor league), Justin Olson (Minnesota Twins minor league), May 20 Iowa 6:05 p.m. Andy Schutzenhofer (St. Louis Cardinals minor leaue), Scott Spiezio(Seattle May 21 Iowa (DH) 4:05 p.m. Mariners), Larry Sutton (Florida Marlins minor league) and Mitch Walk (San May 22 Iowa 1:05 p.m. Francisco Giants minor league).

This Is Illinois Baseball Illinois Baseball has 23 All-Americans in the last 15 years . . .The 2005 Illini PROMOTION SCHEDULE squad features a former Freshman All-American: outfielder Drew Davidson Once again this year Illinois Baseball will be offering a number of game- (2002) . . . Illinois Baseball’s 2,187 all-time wins ranked 13th in NCAA Division day promotions at Illinois Field. I Baseball history at the beginning of the season . . . Illinois Baseball has hit over .300 as a team in five of the past seven years . . . Illinois Baseball had Tues., Mar. 29 Two Dollar Tuesday - Schedule Magnet Giveaway, three Big Ten Players of the Year and three Big Ten Pitchers of the Year in the Fri.,Apr. 1 Illinois Baseball T-shirt Giveaway 1990s. . . Illinois Baseball has 75 Academic All-Big Ten selections over the last Sat.,Apr. 2 Think Orange.Wear Orange. - Wear Orange Get 10 years . . . Illinois Baseball has 27 Big Ten Championships in the program’s in Free! history. Tues.,Apr. 5 Two Dollar Tuesday - $2 General Admission Tues.,Apr. 12 Two Dollar Tuesday - $2 General Admission Current Big Ten Standings Fri.,Apr. 15 Party in the Park - Free admission for everyone! Big Ten Overall Sat.,Apr. 16 WPGU Day Pl. Team Rec. Pct. Rec. Pct. Sun.,Apr. 17 Illinois Football Day - First pitch by Coach Ron 1. Michigan 0-0-0 .000 16-3-0 .842 Zook! 2. Ohio State 0-0-0 .000 13-4-0 .765 Tues.,Apr. 26 Two Dollar Tuesday - $2 General Admission 3. Indiana 0-0-0 .000 14-6-0 .700 Fri., May 6 Hawaiian Night - Wear Hawaiian gea and get in 4. Illinois 0-0-0 .000 10-5-1 .625 Free! 5. Penn State 0-0-0 .000 10-7-0 .588 Sat., May 7 Jersey Day - Wear a sports jersey get in Free! 6. Northwestern 0-0-0 .000 9-8-0 .529 Sun., May 8 Youth Day 7. Michigan State 0-0-0 .000 8-11-0 .421 Fri., May 20 WDWS Night - Mini Bat Giveaway! 8. Minnesota 0-0-0 .000 7-11-0 .389 Sat., May 21 CU Optimist Club Youth Day - Baseball Giveaway! 9. Purdue 0-0-0 .000 5-13-0 .278 Sun., May 22 Dog Day Afternoon - Bring your dog and get in 10. Iowa 0-0-0 .000 4-11-0 .267 Free!

2 0 0 5 I l l i n o i s B a s e b a l l N o t e s • P a g e 6 THE LAST TIME

AN ILLINOIS TEAM . . . Scored 30 or more runs in one game ...... May 8, 2000 vs. Saint Joseph’s (32) Scored 20 or more runs in one game ...... May 4, 2004 vs. MacMurray (24) Had 30 or more hits in one game ...... May 8, 2000 vs. Saint Joseph’s (39) Had 20 or more hits in one game ...... Feb. 27, 2005 vs.Wagner (20) Hit two consecutive home runs ...... April 25, 2004 vs. Indiana ...... (Chris Robinson and Eric Eymann, seventh inning) Hit three consecutive home runs: ...... April 24, 1998 vs. Iowa ...... (Craig Marquie, Kevin Rudden, D.J. Svihlik) Shutout a Big Ten opponent ...... April 10, 2004 (3-0 vs. Michigan State) Shutout a Big Ten opponent two consecutive times ...... April 4, 1998 vs. Northwestern (8-0; 8-0) Was shut out by a Big Ten opponent ...... May 11, 2003 vs. Penn State (0-2) Swept a Big Ten series at Illinois Field ...... May 15-17, 1999 (vs. Purdue) Swept a Big Ten series on the road ...... March 31-April 2, 2000 (at Northwestern) Was swept in a Big Ten series at Illinois Field ...... April 30-May 2, 2004 (vs. Penn State) Was swept in a Big Ten series on the road ...... April 25-27, 2003 (at Northwestern) Won 10-straight games ...... February 24-March 30, 2002 (10 games) Won 10-straight Big Ten games ...... 1989-1990 ...... (began 5/10/89 vs. Wisconsin and ended 4/8/90 vs. Minnesota) Won 10-straight games at Illinois Field ...... April 14, 1996-March 22, 1997 (11 games) Won 40 games in a season ...... 2000 (41-23) Won the regular season Big Ten title ...... 1998 (19-5/.792 mark) Won the Big Ten Tournament ...... 2000 (at Minnesota) Competed in the NCAA Regionals ...... 2000 (at Clemson) Beat a ranked opponent ...... Feb. 26, 2005, 7-6 at No. 21 Winthrop (Baseball America Poll) Ended a game in a tie ...... March 6, 2005 (1-1 vs. Sam Houston State - 14 innings) Turned a triple-play ...... March 6, 2005, 7-6-5-4 (vs. Sam Houston State)

AN ILLINOIS PLAYER . . . Hit for the cycle ...... Feb. 25, 1990 ...... (Sean Mulligan vs. Michigan at UNLV Desert Baseball Classic; ...... 5-for-6 with a single, two doubles, a triple and a home run) Hit three doubles in a game ...... March 27, 1998 (Craig Marquie vs. Michigan) Hit two triples in one game ...... March 21, 2005 (Ryan Rogowski vs. Dartmouth) Hit three home runs in one game ...... March 27, 1998 (Kevin Rudden vs. Michigan) Hit two grand slams in one game ...... May 4, 2004 (Chris Robinson vs. MacMurray) Hit two or more home runs in one inning ...... April 7, 1999 (Jon Anderson, 7th inning) Hit an inside the park home run ...... May 13, 2000 (Brady Ballard vs. Indiana) Hit the Illinois Field scoreboard with a home run ...... April 19, 2003 (Vince DiMaria vs. Minnesota) Stole home ...... April 21, 2004 (Chris Robinson vs. Illinois College) Hit safely in 20-straight games ...... May 21, 2000 - March 17, 2001 (Andy Schutzenhofer, 20 games) Hit safely in 15-straight games ...... March 29 - April 16, 2003 (Drew Davdison, 15 games) Hit 20 home runs in one season ...... 1996 (Josh Klimek, 26) Hit .400 for the season ...... 1996 (Brian McClure, .418; Josh Klimek, .400) Was named Big Ten Player of the Week as a freshman ...... March 31, 1997 (Craig Marquie) Was the Big Ten Batting Champion ...... 2001 (Luke Simmons, .426) Was the Big Ten RBI Champion ...... 2001 (Luke Simmons, 28) Was the Big Ten Home Run Champion ...... 1996 (Josh Klimek, 12) Was the Big Ten Player of the Year ...... 1998 (D.J. Svihlik, 2B)

AN ILLINOIS PITCHER . . . Finished the season undefeated ...... 1998 (Jason Anderson, 6-0) Finished the Big Ten season undefeated ...... 1998 (Brett Weber, 6-0) Won 10 games ...... 2002 (Andy Dickinson, 11-2) Defeated a No. 1 ranked team ...... March 5, 1995 (Cody Salter defeated No. 1 Miami, 7-4) Defeated a top-5 ranked team ...... March 5, 2000 (Joe Ziemba defeated No. 3 Houston, 11-9) Defeated a ranked team: ...... Feb. 26, 2005 (Jimmy Conroy defeated No. 21 Winthrop, 7-6) Threw a no-hitter ...... April 24, 1985 (“Boo” Champagne vs. Bradley) Threw a one-hitter ...... April 4, 1998 (Brett Weber vs. Northwestern) Threw a two-hitter ...... March 5, 2005 (Brian Blomquist at Texas-Pan American) Struck out 10 or more ...... April 11, 2004 (Jim Conroy vs. Michigan State, 11) Shutout a Big Ten team ...... April 10, 2004 (3-0,Tim Gorski vs. Michigan State) Started a Big Ten game as a true freshman ...... May 15, 2004 (Brandon Murphy vs. Minnesota) Was the Big Ten Pitching Champion ...... 1998 (Brett Weber, 1.57 ERA) Was the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year ...... 2001 (Andy Dickinson)

2 0 0 5 I l l i n o i s B a s e b a l l N o t e s • P a g e 7 ILLINOIS’ RECORD... 2005 Multi-Hit Games Shawn Roof ...... 1 game 2 3 4 5+ Career Career ...... 3 games overall...... 10-5-1 Dusty Bensko 3 2 0 0 24 Ryan Rogowski ...... 3 games at home ...... 1-0 Drew Davidson 3 1 0 0 42 Career ...... 10 games on the road ...... 4-1 Chad Frk 6 1 0 0 35 Jim Sharwarko ...... 0 games at neutral site...... 5-4-1 Toby Gardenhire 2 0 0 0 2 Career ...... 2 games Ryan Hastings 0 0 0 0 17 vs. the Big Ten ...... 0-0 Trevor Huisinga 3 1 0 0 22 2005 Game Highs vs. nonconference ...... 10-5-1 Aaron Ifft 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM BATTING J.R. Kyes 3 2 0 0 8 record vs. ranked teams ...... 1-0 At Bats...... 46 vs.Sam Hourston State (3/6) Chris Robinson 2 1 0 0 28 Runs Scored ...... 16 vs. Cornell (3/24) in day games...... 8-4-1 Mike Rohde 3 0 0 0 3 Runs Scored in an Inning ...... 9, vs. Cornell (3/24) in night games ...... 2-1 Ryan Rogowski 4 1 2 0 13 Shawn Roof 0 1 0 0 3 Hits ...... 20 vs.Wagner (2/27) when Illinois scores first ...... 7-0-1 Jim Sharwarko 0 0 0 0 2 RBI ...... 16 vs. Cornell (3/24) when opponent scores first ...... 3-5 Rob Sullivan 0 0 0 0 1 Doubles...... 6, two times when Illinois scores in the 1st ...... 5-0 Triples ...... 3 vs. Dartmouth (3/21) when opponent scores in the 1st. . . . . 4-5 2005 Multi-RBI Games Home Runs...... 3 at Winthrop (2/26) 2 3 4 5+ Career Walks ...... 9 vs. Kent State (3/20) in 7-inning games...... 1-1 Dusty Bensko 3 1 0 0 17 Strikeouts ...... 10 vs. Sam Houston State (3/6) in 9-inning games...... 8-4 Drew Davidson 3 1 0 0 26 Stolen Bases...... 3 vs. Miami (Ohio) (3/19) in extra-inning games...... 1-0-1 Chad Frk 3 0 0 0 14 Hit By Pitch...... 1, six times in shortened games...... 0-0 Toby Gardenhire 3 0 0 0 3 Runners LOB ...... 12, three times Ryan Hastings 0 0 0 0 4 when ahead after 7 (5) ...... 9-0-1 Trevor Huisinga 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM PITCHING when trailing after 7 (5) ...... 1-3 Aaron Ifft 0 0 0 0 0 Innings Pitched . . . . 14.0 vs. Sam Houston State (3/6) when tied after 7 (5)...... 0-2 J.R. Kyes 1 0 0 0 1 Strikeouts ...... 12 vs. Sam Houston State (3/6) Chris Robinson 0 1 1 0 16 Fewest Runs Allowed ...... 0, two times game decided by one run ...... 2-2 Mike Rohde 0 0 0 0 0 Fewest Hits Allowed ...... 2 at UT-Pan Am (3/5) Ryan Rogowski 2 0 0 0 4 by two runs ...... 2-0 Fewest Walks Allowed ...... 0, three times by three runs...... 1-1 Shawn Roof 1 0 0 0 2 by four runs...... 1-2 Jim Sharwarko 0 0 0 0 0 Rob Sullivan 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM FIELDING by five-nine runs ...... 1-0 Putouts ...... 42 vs. Sam Houston State (3/6) by 10+ runs ...... 3-0 2005 Game-winners Assists...... 17 vs. Sam Houston State (3/6) when collecting at least 10 hits ...... 8-1 Run RBI Most Errors...... 3 vs. Dartmouth (3/21) when outhitting opponent ...... 8-2 Dusty Bensko - 1 DPs Turned ...... 2, five times TPs Turned ...... 1 vs. Sam Houston State (3/6) when outhit by opponent ...... 1-3-1 Drew Davidson 1 3 when hits are equal...... 1-0 Chad Frk 1 - Toby Gardenhire - 2 INDIVIDUAL BATTING more errors than opponent ...... 1-0 Ryan Hastings - - At Bats ...... 6, five times fewer errors than opponent...... 6-2 Trevor Huisinga - 1 Runs Scored...... 4, Rogowski vs. Cornell (3/24) equal errors ...... 3-3-1 Aaron Ifft - - Hits ...... 4, Rogowski, two times J.R. Kyes - - RBI ...... 4, Robinson vs. Dartmouth (3/21) when starter gets the decision...... 8-2 Chris Robinson 2 - Doubles ...... 2, Rogowski vs. Cornell (3/24) when bullpen gets the decision ...... 2-3 Mike Rohde 1 - Triples...... 2, Rogowski vs. Dartmouth (3/21) Ryan Rogowski 5 - Home Runs ...... 1, 12 times Shawn Roof - - in game one of series ...... 0-1 Walks ...... 4, Bensko vs. Cornell (3/25) Jim Sharwarko - - in game two of series ...... 1-0 Strikeouts ...... 3, two times in game three of series ...... 1-0 Stolen Bases ...... 2. Rogowski, two times in game four of series ...... 0-0 Hitting Streaks Hit By Pitch...... 1, six times in first game of DH ...... 0-1 (current and career best) Dusty Bensko ...... 3 games in second game of DH ...... 1-0 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Career ...... 11 games Innings Pitched ...... 9.0, Blomquist vs. UTPA (3/5) on Monday...... 1-0 Drew Davidson ...... 5 games Strikeouts ...... 7, Blomquist vs. UTPA (3/5) Career ...... 15 games on Tuesday ...... 0-0 Fewest Runs (CG) ...... 0, Blomquist vs. UTPA (3/5) Chad Frk ...... 0 games on Wednesday ...... 0-0 Fewest Hits (CG) ...... 2, Blomquist vs. UTPA (3/5) Career ...... 12 games on Thursday...... 1-1 Fewest Walks (CG) . . . . . 1, Blomquist vs. UTPA (3/5) on Friday ...... 1-3 Toby Gardenhire ...... 3 games Career ...... 3 games on Saturday ...... 4-0 INDIVIDUAL FIELDING on Sunday...... 2-1-1 Ryan Hastings ...... 1 game Career ...... 6 games (2x) Putouts ...... 17, Bensko vs. Kent State (2/25) in February ...... 2-1 Trevor Huisinga ...... 1 game Assists ...... 7, Hastings vs. Kent State (2/25) Most Errors...... 1, 13 times in March ...... 8-4-1 Career ...... 5 games in April ...... 0-0 Aaron Ifft ...... 0 games MISCELLANEOUS in May ...... 0-0 Career ...... 0 games J.R. Kyes ...... 5 games Longest Game (Innings) . . . . . 14, vs. UT-Pan Am (3/5) Big Ten series sweeps ...... 0 Career ...... 5 games Longest Winning Streak ...... 3, two times Wins in last at-bat ...... 1 Jeff Meyer ...... 0 games Longest Losing Streak ...... 1, five times Career ...... 1 game Current Streak ...... W3 longest game ...... 3:38 Chris Robinson ...... 3 games shortest game (7 innings) ...... 1:37 Career ...... 8 games (2x) Largest Margin of Victory. . 14 (16-2 vs. Cornell, 3/24) largest home crowd ...... 501 Mike Rohde ...... 1 game Largest Margin of Defeat ...... 4, two times largest road crowd ...... 1,334 Career ...... 2 games (2x) largest neutral crowd ...... 200

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ILL/OPP Overall/ UI Pitcher Date Opponent W/L Line (RHE) Big Ten Game Highlights: of Record 2/25 vs. Kent State L, 5-6 5-8-0/6-6-1 0-1, 0-0 Huisinga HR; Gardenhire 2-4; Sigerich 5.0 IP, 4 R Barickman (0-1) 2/26 at #21 Winthrop W, 7-6 7-11-0/6-11-2 1-1, 0-0 Bensko 3-4, HR; Robinson HR; Conroy 5.0 IP, 4 R Conroy (1-0) 2/27 vs.Wagner W, 14-1 14-20-1/1-5-4 2-1, 0-0 Rogowski 4-6, 3 R; Blomquist 6.0 IP, 0 R, 6 K Blomquist (1-0) 3/4 vs. UT-San Antonio L, 4-8 4-11-1/8-12-1 2-2, 0-0 Davidson HR, 2 RBI; Bensko 2-4, 2 R Whitmore (0-1) 3/5 at UT-Pan American W, 3-0 3-5-1/0-2-3 3-2, 0-0 Blomquist CG, SHO, 2 H, 7 K; Gardenhire 2 RBI Blomquist (2-0) 3/6 vs. Sam Houston T, 1-1 (14) 1-8-0/1-11-0 3-2-1, 0-0 Conroy 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 6 K;Toohey 6.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 6 K N/A 3/11 at UT-Arlington L, 1-5 1-9-0/5-10-0 3-3-1, 0-0 Huisinga 2-4, R; Robinson 2-4, RBI Blomquist (2-1) 3/12 at UT-Arlington W, 4-2 4-10-0/2-8-2 4-3-1, 0-0 Frk 2-4, 2 R; Bensko 2-5, R; Rohde 2-3, R; Roof 2 RBI Conroy (2-0) 3/13 at UT-Arlington W, 3-2 3-13-2/2-9-2 5-3-1, 0-0 Bensko 3-5, HR; Huisinga 3-5, GW RBI in 11th Barickman (1-0) 3/19 vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 4-2 4-7-2/2-8-2 6-3-1, 0-0 R o gowski 2-2, 2 SB; B e n s ko HR; Blomquist 7.2 IP, 1 ER Blomquist (3-1) 3/20 vs. Kent State L, 4-5 4-6-1/5-5-3 6-4-1, 0-0 Bensko HR, Gardenhire 4-2, 2 R Barickman (1-2) 3/21 vs. Dartmouth W, 11-6 11-14-3/6-11-0 7-4-1, 0-0 Robinson 2-4, 4 RBI; Kyes 3-4;Whitmore 7 IP, 2 ER Whitmore (1-1) 3/24 vs. UW-Milwaukee L, 1-4 1-4-0/4-8-0 7-5-1, 0-0 Davidson 2-3, R; Saving 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K Sigerich (0-1) 3/24 vs. Cornell W, 16-2 16-17-2/2-4-2 8-5-1, 0-0 R o gowski 4-5, 4 R, 2 2B, S B ; Blomquist 5 IP, 4 K, 1 ER Blomquist (4-1) 3/25 vs. Cornell W, 12-0 12-12-0/0-5-1 9-5-1, 0-0 R o gowski 3-5, 3 R, 2 SB; Frk 2-2; C o n roy 6 IP, O ER, 5 K Conroy (3-0) 3/29 Indiana State W, 8-4 8-10-0/4-8-3 10-5-1, 0-0 Kyes 3-5, 2B; Bensko HR; Morris 5.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 K Morris (1-0) 4/1 Ohio State 4/2 Ohio State 4/2 Ohio State 4/3 Ohio State 4/5 Western Michigan 4/6 Western Michigan 4/8 at Michigan State 4/9 at Michigan State 4/9 at Michigan State 4/10 at Michigan State 4/12 Bradley 4/13 Robert Morris 4/15 Michigan 4/16 Michigan 4/16 Michigan 4/17 Michigan 4/19 Illinois State 4/22 at Indiana 4/23 at Indiana 4/23 at Indiana 4/24 at Indiana 4/26 Eastern Illinois 4/29 at Penn State 4/30 at Penn State 4/30 at Penn State 5/1 at Penn State 5/3 at Southern Illinois 5/6 Northwestern 5/7 Northwestern 5/7 Northwestern 5/8 Northwestern 5/13 at Minnesota 5/14 at Minnesota 5/14 at Minnesota 5/15 at Minnesota 5/18 vs. Missouri 5/20 Iowa 5/21 Iowa 5/21 Iowa 5/22 Iowa

2 0 0 5 I l l i n o i s B a s e b a l l N o t e s • P a g e 9 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS (in the field)

P C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF 2/27 vs. Kent State Sigerich Robinson Bensko Hastings Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Huisinga 2/28 at #21 Wiinthrop Conroy Robinson Bensko Hastings Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Huisinga 2/28 vs.Wagner Blomquist Robinson Bensko Roof Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Huisinga 3/4 vs. UT-San Antonio Sigerich Robinson Bensko Roof Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Kyes 3/5 at UT-Pan American Blomquist Robinson Bensko Roof Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Kyes 3/6 vs. Sam Houston Conroy Robinson Bensko Hastings Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Kyes 3/11 at UT-Arlington Blomquist Robinson Bensko Hastings Gardenhire Frk Huisinga Rogowski Kyes 3/12 at UT-Arlington Conroy Robinson Bensko Roof Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Huisinga 3/13 at UT-Arlington Whitmore Robinson Bensko Roof Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Huisinga 3/19 vs. Miami (Ohio) Blomquist Robinson Bensko Roof Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Kyes 3/20 vs. Kent State Conroy Robinson Bensko Roof Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Huisinga 3/21 vs. Dartmouth Whitmore Robinson Bensko Roof Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Huisinga 3/24 vs. UW-Milwaukee Sigerich Robinson Bensko Roof Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Huisinga 3/24 vs. Cornell Blomquist Robinson Bensko Roof Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Huisinga 3/25 vs. Cornell Conroy Robinson Bensko Kyes Gardenhire Frk Davidson Rogowski Huisinga 3/29 Indiana State Whitmore Robinson Bensko Kyes Gardenhire Frk Rogowski Davidson Sullivan 4/1 Ohio State 4/2 Ohio State 4/2 Ohio State 4/3 Ohio State 4/5 Western Michigan 4/6 Western Michigan 4/8 at Michigan State 4/9 at Michigan State 4/9 at Michigan State 4/10 at Michigan State 4/12 Bradley 4/13 Robert Morris 4/15 Michigan 4/16 Michigan 4/16 Michigan 4/17 Michigan 4/19 Illinois State 4/22 at Indiana 4/23 at Indiana 4/23 at Indiana 4/24 at Indiana 4/26 Eastern Illinois 4/29 at Penn State 4/30 at Penn State 4/30 at Penn State 5/1 at Penn State 5/3 at Southern Illinois 5/6 Northwestern 5/7 Northwestern 5/7 Northwestern 5/8 Northwestern 5/13 at Minnesota 5/14 at Minnesota 5/14 at Minnesota 5/15 at Minnesota 5/18 vs. Missouri 5/20 Iowa 5/21 Iowa 5/21 Iowa 5/22 Iowa

2 0 0 5 I l l i n o i s B a s e b a l l N o t e s • P a g e 10 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS (at the plate)

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 2/27 vs. Kent State Hastings Rogowski Robinson Frk Rohde Bensko Davidson Huisinga Gardenhire 2/28 at #21 Wiinthrop Hastings Rogowski Robinson Frk Rohde Bensko Davidson Huisinga Gardenhire 2/28 vs.Wagner Roof Rogowski Robinson Frk Rohde Bensko Davidson Huisinga Gardenhire 3/4 vs. UT-San Antonio Roof Rogowski Robinson Frk Davidson Rohde Bensko Gardenhire Kyes 3/5 at UT-Pan American Roof Rogowski Robinson Rohde Davidson Bensko Frk Kyes Gardenhire 3/6 vs. Sam Houston Hastings Rogowski Robinson Bensko Davidson Frk Huisinga Kyes Gardenhire 3/11 at UT-Arlington Huisinga Rogowski Robinson Bensko Rohde Frk Hastings Kyes Gardenhire 3/12 at UT-Arlington Huisinga Rogowski Robinson Bensko Davidson Frk Rohde Roof Gardenhire 3/13 at UT-Arlington Huisinga Rogowski Robinson Bensko Rohde Frk Davidson Roof Gardenhire 3/19 vs. Miami (Ohio) Roof Rogowski Robinson Bensko Frk Davidson Kyes Kliment Gardenhire 3/20 vs. Kent State Huisinga Rogowski Robinson Bensko Davidson Rohde Roof Frk Gardenhire 3/21 vs. Dartmouth Huisinga Rogowski Robinson Bensko Davidson Kyes Frk Roof Gardenhire 3/24 vs. UW-Milwaukee Huisinga Rogowski Robinson Bensko Davidson Kyes Frk Roof Gardenhire 3/24 vs. Cornell Huisinga Rogowski Robinson Bensko Davidson Kyes Frk Roof Gardenhire 3/25 vs. Cornell Huisinga Rogowski Robinson Bensko Davidson Kyes Frk Kliment Gardenhire 3/29 Indiana State Kyes Rogowski Robinson Bensko Davidson Frk Kliment Sullivan Gardenhire 4/1 Ohio State 4/2 Ohio State 4/2 Ohio State 4/3 Ohio State 4/5 Western Michigan 4/6 Western Michigan 4/8 at Michigan State 4/9 at Michigan State 4/9 at Michigan State 4/10 at Michigan State 4/12 Bradley 4/13 Robert Morris 4/15 Michigan 4/16 Michigan 4/16 Michigan 4/17 Michigan 4/19 Illinois State 4/22 at Indiana 4/23 at Indiana 4/23 at Indiana 4/24 at Indiana 4/26 Eastern Illinois 4/29 at Penn State 4/30 at Penn State 4/30 at Penn State 5/1 at Penn State 5/3 at Southern Illinois 5/6 Northwestern 5/7 Northwestern 5/7 Northwestern 5/8 Northwestern 5/13 at Minnesota 5/14 at Minnesota 5/14 at Minnesota 5/15 at Minnesota 5/18 vs. Missouri 5/20 Iowa 5/21 Iowa 5/21 Iowa 5/22 Iowa

2 0 0 5 I l l i n o i s B a s e b a l l N o t e s • P a g e 11 CAREER HIGHS #33 Dusty Bensko, Jr., IF #16 Aaron Ifft, RS Fr., C #43 Jim Sharwarko, So., C AB 6 (three times) AB 1 (two times) AB 4 (three times) H 4 vs. NIU(3/19/03) RBI 1 vs.Wagner (2/27/05) H 2 (two times) R 3 vs. IPFW(4/30/03) R 1 (two times) 2B 2 (two times) #17 Chase Kliment, So., OF 2B 1 vs. Michigan (4/17/04) HR 1 (13 times) AB 3 vs. Cornell (3/25/05) RBI 1 (three times) RBI 4 vs. Dartmouth (3/18/02) H 1 vs. Cornell (3/25/05) SB 1 vs. Northeastern (3/16/02) R 1 vs. Cornell (3/25/05) RBI 1 (twice) #39 Brendon Cody, So., LHP AB 1 (four times) #6 J.R. Kyes, Sr., IF R 1 (two times) AB 5 (three times) RBI 1 vs. MacMurray College (4/9/03) H 3 (two times) R 2 (three times) #23 Drew Davidson, Sr., OF 2B 1 (three times) AB 6 (two times) 3B 1 vs. Cornell (3/25/05) H 4 (four times) RBI 2 vs. Dartmouth (3/21/05) R 3 (five times) 2B 2 (three times) #35 Jeff Meyer, Fr., C 3B 1 (nine times) AB 1 vs.WKU (2/28/04) HR 2 (three times) H 1 vs.WKU (2/28/04) RBI 6 vs. Iowa (5/22/04) SB 2 vs. Illinois College (4/21/04) #30 Chris Robinson, Jr., C AB 6 vs. Northwestern (5/7/04) #19 Chad Frk, Sr., IF H 4 (three times) AB 6 (two times) R 3 (three times) H 3 (12 times) 2B 2 (two times) R 3 (four times) 3B 1 vs. Cornell (3/24/05) 2B 2 (four times) HR 2 vs. MacMurray (5/4/04) HR 1 (four times) RBI 8 vs. MacMurray (5/4/04) RBI 3 (four times) SB 1 (five times) SB 1 (four times) #9 Mike Rohde, So., IF #22 Toby Gardenhire, Sr., SS AB 5 vs.Winthrop (2/26/05) AB 6 vs. Sam Houston State (3/6/05) H 2 (three times) H 2 (three times) R 1 (three times) R 2 (two times) RBI 1 (three times) 2B 2 vs.Wagner (2/27/05) RBI 2 (three times) #45 Ryan Rogowski, Jr., OF AB 6 vs.Wagner (2/27/05) #27 Ryan Hastings, So., IF H 4 (two times) AB 6 vs.Winthrop (3/20/04) R 4 vs. Cornell (3/24/05) H 3 (three times) 2B 2 vs. Cornell (3/25/05) R 2 (three times) 3B 2 vs. Dartmouth (3/21/05) 2B 1 (eight times) HR 1 (two times) 3B 1 vs. North Carolina A&T (3/24/04) RBI 2 (three times) HR 1 vs. Indiana (4/25/04) SB 2 vs. Cornell (3/25/05) RBI 2 (three times) SB 1 (five times) #44 Shawn Roof, So., IF AB 6 (three times) #14 Trevor Huisinga, Jr., OF H 3 (two times) AB 6 (two times) R 2 vs. Ohio State (4/4/04) H 4 (two times) 2B 2 vs. Ohio State (4/4/04) R 3 (two times) 3B 1 vs. Illinois College (4/21/04) 2B 2 (three times) RBI 3 vs. Michigan State (4/10/04) 3B 1 at Northwestern (5/7/04) HR 1 (two times) RBI 2 (two times) SB 2 vs. North Carolina A&T (3/25/04)

2 0 0 5 I l l i n o i s B a s e b a l l N o t e s • P a g e 12 CAREER PITCHING LINES 4-20 at Minnesota 2.2 3 1/1 1 2 - TOT 4.95 ERA 20.0 22 14/11 13 16 2-0 #18 Joel Barickman 4-26 v. Northwestern 2.0 3 2/2 1 0 - 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 4-30 v. Illinois State 2.0 1 0/0 0 2 - 2002 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 2-25 vs. Kent State 3.0 4 2/2 3 2 L 5-13 v. Blackburn *5.0 2 1/1 2 3 W 2-22 at UTPA 0.2 1 2/2 2 0 - 3-13 at UT-Arlington 2.0 0 0/0 1 1 W 5-18 at Iowa 5.0 2 0/0 0 2 - 3-16 v. Northeastern 0.0 1 1/1 1 0 - 3-20 vs. Kent State 1.2 1 1/1 0 1 L TOT 3.21 ERA 28.0 19 10/10 10 11 2-0 3-30 at Indiana 1.0 1 2/2 1 0 - TOT 4.05 ERA 6.2 5 3/3 4 4 1-2 4-3 v. W. Michigan 1.0 2 2/2 0 0 - 4-23 v. Illinois Coll. 2.0 1 0/0 2 1 - #7 Jimmy Conroy 5-13 v. Blackburn 2.0 0 0/0 1 2 - 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L #33 Dusty Benko TOT 9.45 ERA 6.2 6 7/7 7 3 0-0 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 2-26 at #21 Winthrop *5.0 7 4/4 1 5 W 3/25 vs. Cornell 2.0 0 0/0 1 2 - 3-6 vs. Sam Houston St *7.0 3 0/0 2 6 - TOT 0.00 ERA 2.0 0 0/0 1 2 0-0 3-12 at UT-Arlington *7.0 7 2/2 2 5 W #29 Brandon Murphy 3-20 vs. Kent State *4.1 3 4/2 4 4 - 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 2004 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 3/25 vs. Cornell *6.0 4 0/0 0 5 W 3-21 vs. Dartmouth 1.0 1 2/0 0 0 - 2-29 at Miss. State 1.1 3 0/0 0 0 - TOT 2.45 ERA 29.1 24 10/8 9 25 3-0 TOT 0.00 ERA 1.0 1 2/0 0 0 0-0 3-21 at Winthrop 3.0 2 0/0 3 3 S 3-24 at NC A&T 1.1 4 3/3 0 2 L 2004 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 2004 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 4-4 at Ohio State 1.0 1 0/0 0 0 - 2-28 v. W. Kentucky *8.0 5 0/0 1 3 W 2-28 at Miss. State 1.0 1 0/0 1 0 - 4-7 W. Michigan *2.1 5 6/4 2 1 - 3-6 at South Florida *4.0 9 6/6 1 4 L 3-6 at South Florida 1.0 0 0/0 0 0 - 4-13 at Bradley 1.0 0 0/0 1 1 - 3-13 vs. Texas State *7.0 8 1/1 0 5 - 3-12 vs. Texas Tech 2.0 0 0/0 0 0 - 4-18 at Michigan *5.0 9 5/4 1 2 - 3-21 at Winthrop *6.0 8 3/3 2 3 W 3-20 at Winthrop 1.1 1 2/1 0 1 L 4-25 Indiana *2.2 10 7/7 1 2 - 3-25 vs. NC A&T *7.0 8 2/2 0 7 W 3-29 at Indiana St. 1.1 2 1/1 0 1 - 4-27 at E. Illinois 1.0 1 2/1 1 0 - 3-29 at Indiana St. 3.0 0 0/00 0 4 W 4-3 at Ohio State 2.2 8 8/4 1 1 - 5-5 Blackburn 1.0 0 0/0 0 1 S 4-3 at Ohio State *1.1 8 6/6 0 0 L 4-7 W. Michigan 1.0 1 0/0 2 0 - 5-7 at Northwestern 0.1 2 2/1 2 1 - 4-6 W. Michigan 3.2 4 2/2 2 4 L 4-13 at Bradley 2.0 5 3/3 1 1 - 5-15 Minnesota 0.2 0 0/0 0 0 - 4-11 Michigan State *7.0 4 1/0 2 11 W 4-21 Illinois College 3.0 1 0/0 0 5 - 5-16 Minnesota 4.0 6 3/3 1 1 - 4-27 at E. Illinois *2.0 1 0/0 0 1 W 4-24 Indiana 4.2 3 2/2 0 3 L 5-23 at Iowa *5.0 4 6/5 6 0 L 5-2 Penn State *7.0 8 3/3 2 7 L 4-30 Penn State 7.2 8 3/3 2 6 - TOT 9.10 ERA 29.2 47 34/30 18 15 0-2 5-9 at Northwestern *1.0 2 0/0 0 0 - 5-4 MacMurray *2.0 0 0/0 0 4 W TOT 3.63 ERA 57.0 65 24/23 10 49 6-4 5-7 at Northwestern 3.0 0 0/0 1 2 S 5-15 Minnesota *2.2 8 6/5 3 1 L #20 Emanuel Bishop 2003 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 5-21 at Iowa 1.0 2 3/3 1 0 - 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 3-9 at Louisville 0.2 0 0/0 1 1 - 5-22 at Iowa 0.2 0 0/0 0 2 S 3-11 at UT-Arlington 1.0 1 0/0 0 0 - 3-16 v. Prairie View 2.0 0 0/0 0 1 - TOT 5.35 ERA 37.0 40 28/22 12 28 1-3 TOT 0.00 ERA 1.0 1 0/0 0 0 0-0 3-22 v. E. Kentucky *6.0 5 1/1 0 6 W 3-25 v. Ohio State 1.1 2 4/4 3 1 L 2004 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 3-30 v. Indiana *4.1 4 1/1 1 4 - #2 Jeff Paarlberg 2-28 v. W. Kentucky 1.0 1 0/0 1 2 - 4-6 at Purdue *4.2 6 4/3 2 1 L 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 4-13 at Bradley 2.0 0 0/0 1 2 - 4-15 v. Bradley *5.0 5 5/5 3 0 - 3-21 vs. Dartmouth 0.2 3 2/2 1 0 - 4-17 at Michigan 0.2 2 1/1 2 0 - 4-22 v. Illinois State *2.0 5 4/4 2 3 L TOT 27.00 ERA 0.2 3 2/2 1 0 0-0 4-21 Illinois College *3.0 4 1/1 2 2 W 4-30 v. IPFW *4.0 4 1/1 3 1 W 4-25 Indiana 0.2 1 0/0 0 0 - TOT 5.70 ERA 30.0 31 20/19 15 18 2-3 2004 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 4-27 at E. Illinois 3.0 4 1/1 2 4 - 2-28 at Miss. State 0.2 0 0/0 1 0 - 5-5 Blackburn *4.2 4 4/0 1 1 - 2002 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 2-29 at Miss. State *0.0 3 5/5 3 0 L 5-9 at Northwestern 1.0 4 5/4 2 0 - 3-16 v. Northeastern 2.1 4 3/3 1 2 W 3-5 at South Florida 2.2 4 3/2 2 1 - 5-16 Minnesota 0.1 1 1/1 1 0 - 4-3 v. W. Michigan 1.0 1 0/0 2 0 - 3-22 at Winthrop 0.1 0 0/0 1 0 - TOT 4.41 ERA 16.1 21 13/8 12 11 1-1 4-9 v. W. Illinois 3.0 0 0/0 0 4 - 4-2 at Ohio State 1.0 2 0/0 0 0 - 4-13 v. Michigan 0.2 1 3/2 2 0 - 4-13 at Bradley 1.1 4 1/0 0 1 - 2003 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 4-23 v. Illinois Coll. 5.0 3 0/0 0 7 - 4-17 at Michigan 0.2 0 0/0 0 0 - 4-9 v. MacMurray 1.0 3 2/2 0 1 - 4-26 v. Northwestern 0.2 0 0/0 0 1 - 4-21 Illinois College 2.0 0 0/0 3 0 - TOT 18.00 ERA 1.0 3 2/2 0 1 0-0 5-13 v. Blackburn *7.0 5 0/0 1 2 W 4-23 Indiana 1.0 1 0/0 1 0 - 5-18 at Iowa 3.0 4 4/4 2 1 - 5-4 MacMurray 1.0 1 0/0 0 0 - #4 Brian Blomquist TOT 3.57 ERA 22.2 18 10/9 8 17 2-0 TOT 5.91 ERA 10.2 15 9/7 10 2 0-1 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 2003 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 2-25 vs. Wagner *6.0 3 0/0 1 6 W #28 James Morris 3-7 at Louisville 1.0 0 0/0 1 0 - 3-5 at UT-Pan Am *9.0 2 0/0 1 7 W 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 3-16 v. Prairie View 1.0 1 0/0 0 0 - 3-11 at UT-Arlington *7.0 9 5/5 2 1 L 2-25 vs. Kent State 1.0 0 0/0 0 2 - 3-22 v. E. Kentucky 1.0 1 0/0 0 0 - 3/19 vs. Miami (OH) *7.2 8 2/1 0 3 W 3-4 vs. UT-San Antonio 2.0 3 0/0 1 2 - 4-9 v. MacMurray 2.0 0 0/0 0 1 W 3/24 v.s. Cornell *5.0 4 2/1 0 4 W 3-20 vs. Kent State 0.2 0 0/0 1 1 - 4-18 v. Minnesota 1.0 0 0/0 1 0 - TOT 1.82 ERA 24.2 26 9/7 4 21 4-1 3-25 vs. Cornell 1.0 1 0/0 0 1 - 4-22 v. Illinois State 0.2 1 2/2 2 1 - 3-29 Indiana State 5.1 0 0/0 1 4 W 5-2 v. Mich. State 3.2 2 0/0 2 0 - 2003 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L TOT 0.00 ERA 10.0 4 0/0 3 10 1-0 5-7 v. E. Illinois 1.0 1 0/0 0 0 - 3-14 v. Iona 1.0 0 0/0 0 0 - TOT 1.59 ERA 11.1 6 2/2 6 2 1-0 3-21 v. Vermont *4.2 8 2/1 2 2 - 2004 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 4-1 v. W. Michigan *8.0 7 2/2 0 4 W 2-29 at Miss. State 1.2 0 0/0 1 3 - 4-6 at Purdue 1.1 0 0/0 1 1 - 3-7 at South Florida 1.0 1 0/0 0 0 - 4-8 v. Indiana State *5.0 8 4/4 2 3 L 3-20 at Winthrop 1.1 1 2/1 1 4 - 4-13 at Michigan *7.0 8 3/3 1 3 - 3-24 at NC A&T 2.0 2 1/0 1 2 - 4-20 v. Minnesota *5.1 11 5/5 0 1 - 3-29 at Indiana St. 0.0 1 1/1 1 0 - 4-27 at Northwestern *8.0 9 4/4 2 2 L 4-7 W. Michigan 3.0 3 1/0 1 5 W 5-18 v. Iowa *6.2 10 3/2 0 2 W 4-11 Michigan State 2.0 1 0/0 0 2 - TOT 4.02 ERA 47.0 61 23/21 8 18 2-2 4-17 at Michigan 2.0 1 1/1 0 0 S 4-18 at Michigan 4.0 4 2/2 5 0 W 2002 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 4-25 Indiana 0.1 2 4/4 2 0 - 3-10 v. Kent State 5.2 2 0/0 0 1 W 4-27 at E. Illinois 1.0 0 0/0 0 0 - 3-20 v. UMass *2.2 3 4/4 4 0 - 5-2 Penn State 1.1 3 1/1 1 0 - 4-3 v. W. Michigan 1.0 2 2/2 0 0 - 5-15 Minnesota 0.1 2 1/1 0 0 - 4-9 v. W. Illinois 2.0 1 0/0 2 1 - 5-21 at Iowa 0.0 1 0/0 0 1 -

2 0 0 5 I l l i n o i s B a s e b a l l N o t e s • P a g e 13 CAREER PITCHING LINES #26 Aaron Saving #40 Jake Stewart 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 3-20 vs. Kent State 1.2 1 0/0 2 0 - 2-25 vs. Wagner 2.0 0 0/0 0 2 - 3-24 vs. UW-Milwaukee 3.2 1 0/0 0 2 - 3-6 vs. Sam Houston St 0.1 3 1/1 0 0 - TOT 0.00ERA 5.1 2 0/0 2 2 0-0 3-24 vs. Cornell 1.0 0 0/0 0 0 - TOT 2.70 ERA 3.1 3 1/1 0 2 0-0 2004 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 3-22 at Winthrop 0.1 2 2/2 1 1 - 2003 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 3-29 at Indiana St. 1.0 1 0/0 0 1 - 4-9 v. MacMurray 2.0 1 0/0 0 3 - 4-3 at Ohio State 2.0 1 0/0 0 1 - 4-15 v. Bradley 0.0 1 4/3 2 0 L 4-7 W. Michigan 2.2 4 1/1 1 1 - TOT 13.50 ERA 2.0 2 4/3 2 3 0-1 4-16 at Michigan 1.0 0 0/0 1 1 - 4-18 at Michigan 2.0 1 1/1 0 1 - 4-21 Illinois College 1.0 0 0/0 0 0 - #15 Jake Toohey 4-23 Indiana 1.0 4 4/4 0 1 - 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 5-2 Penn State 0.2 0 0/0 0 0 - 2-25 vs. Wagner 1.0 2 1/1 0 1 - 5-4 MacMurray 1.0 0 0/0 0 0 - 3-6 vs. Sam Houston St 6.2 5 0/0 0 6 - 5-15 Minnesota 0.2 2 2/2 2 0 - 3-12 at UT-Arlington 2.0 1 0/0 2 2 - 5-22 at Iowa 1.0 1 1/1 1 0 L 3-13 at UT-Arlington 2.2 3 1/0 1 2 - TOT 6.28 ERA 14.1 16 10/10 6 8 0-1 3/19 vs. Miama (OH) 1.1 0 0/0 0 1 - 3-21 vs. Dartmouth 0.1 0 0/0 0 0 - 3-29 Indiana State 1.0 0 0/0 1 3 - #34 Andy Sigerich TOT 0.60 ERA 15.0 11 2/1 4 15 - 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 2-25 vs. Kent State *5.0 2 4/4 2 2 - 2003 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 3-4 vs. UT-San Antonio *4.2 4 3/3 4 2 - 3-8 at Louisville 2.0 0 0/0 0 5 - 3-24 vs. UW-Milwaukee *2.1 7 4/4 0 0 L 3-19 v. N. Illinois *4.2 6 5/5 1 2 - TOT 8.25 ERA 12.0 13 10/10 6 4 0-1 3-25 v. Ohio State 1.2 1 0/0 1 1 - 4-2 v. W. Michigan 1.2 5 5/4 1 1 - 2004 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 4-9 v. MacMurray 1.0 0 0/0 1 2 - 2-27 at W. Kentucky 2.0 1 0/0 3 0 - 4-22 v. Illinois State 1.1 0 0/0 0 1 - 3-13 vs. Texas State 1.2 2 1/1 0 2 - 4-30 v. IPFW *3.0 4 1/1 1 1 W 3-20 at Winthrop 0.0 0 2/2 1 0 - 5-7 v. E. Illinois 1.0 0 0/0 1 0 - 3-23 at Charlotte *2.1 8 6/6 1 1 L TOT 5.51 ERA 16.1 16 11/10 6 13 1-0 4-6 W. Michigan *5.1 4 3/3 3 1 - 4-13 at Bradley *1.2 5 5/5 1 1 L 4-23 Indiana 1.0 0 0/0 0 0 - #41 Matt Whitmore 4-25 Indiana 0.2 3 4/3 1 0 - 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 4-27 at E. Illinois 1.0 0 0/0 0 2 - 2-26 at #21 Winthrop 4.0 4 2/2 1 4 - 5-5 Blackburn 3.1 3 1/1 1 3 W 3-4 vs. UT-San Antonio 2.1 5 5/4 0 1 L 5-9 at Northwestern 6.0 7 1/1 1 4 - 3-13 at UT-Arlington *6.1 6 1/1 5 1 - 5-15 Minnesota 5.2 4 4/4 2 2 - 3-21 vs. Dartmouth *7.0 7 2/2 0 2 W 5-21 at Iowa 0.1 0 0/0 0 1 S 3-29 Indiana State *2.2 8 4/4 1 0 - 5-22 at Iowa 1.1 2 3/3 2 2 - TOT 5.24 ERA 22.1 30 14/13 7 8 1-1 5-23 at Iowa 3.0 3 1/1 0 1 - TOT 7.39 ERA 35.1 42 32/29 16 22 1-3

2003 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 3-21 v. Vermont 3.1 3 0/0 2 3 - 3-29 v. Indiana 2.1 2 1/1 4 1 W 4-2 v. W. Michigan 2.0 2 1/1 1 1 - 4-8 v. Indiana State 2.0 3 0/0 2 1 - 4-15 v. Bradley 0.1 2 3/2 1 0 - 4-22 v. Illinois State 0.2 2 4/3 2 1 - 4-30 v. IPFW 1.0 3 3/3 1 1 - TOT 7.71 ERA 11.2 17 12/10 13 8 1-0

#38 Jonathan Smiley 2005 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 3-24 vs. Cornell 1.0 0 0/0 0 1 - TOT 0.00 ERA 1.0 0 0/0 0 1 0-0

2004 Opp IP H R/ER BB K W/L 2-28 at Miss. State 1.0 0 0/0 0 0 - 3-6 at South Florida 3.0 5 4/4 0 2 - 3-25 vs. NC A&T 2.0 2 1/1 1 1 - 3-29 at Indiana St. 0.1 1 0/0 2 0 - 4-13 at Bradley 0.0 3 3/3 0 0 - 4-23 Indiana 1.0 1 0/0 0 0 - 5-4 MacMurray 2.0 0 0/0 2 0 - TOT 7.71 ERA 9.1 12 8/8 5 3 0-0

2 0 0 5 I l l i n o i s B a s e b a l l N o t e s • P a g e 14 The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Illinois (as of Mar 29, 2005) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 10-5-1 Home: 1-0 Away: 4-1 Neutral: 5-4-1 Big Ten: 0-0

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%

45 Rogowski, Ryan... .400 16-16 65 17 26 4 3 0 7 36 .554 9 2 6 5 .487 0 2 11-14 34 0 1 .971 6 Kyes, J.R...... 395 11-10 38 8 15 3 1 0 5 20 .526 2 0 7 2 .425 0 2 0-2 12 6 0 1.000 33 Bensko, Dusty.... .356 16-16 59 13 21 5 0 5 15 41 .695 9 0 14 0 .435 1 2 0-0 175 20 1 .995 19 Frk, Chad...... 344 16-16 61 11 21 4 0 1 6 28 .459 3 3 15 1 .403 0 2 0-0 12 34 4 .920 14 Huisinga, Trevor. .341 14-12 44 5 15 4 0 2 6 25 .568 13 0 8 0 .483 1 2 1-1 17 0 1 .944 23 Davidson, Drew... .295 15-15 61 15 18 5 2 3 13 36 .590 3 1 12 0 .338 0 1 1-1 24 1 0 1.000 30 Robinson, Chris.. .283 16-16 60 10 17 3 1 1 13 25 .417 10 0 9 3 .375 2 1 2-2 77 26 1 .990 9 Rohde, Mike...... 237 14-9 38 4 9 0 0 0 4 9 .237 4 0 9 1 .302 1 0 1-2 1 0 0 1.000 44 Roof, Shawn...... 200 11-10 40 2 8 1 0 0 5 9 .225 2 0 8 3 .233 1 3 0-0 23 29 2 .963 22 Gardenhire, Toby. .196 16-16 56 9 11 2 0 0 9 13 .232 6 0 5 0 .274 0 1 0-0 25 52 3 .963 27 Hastings, Ryan... .158 5-4 19 3 3 2 0 0 1 5 .263 2 0 0 0 .238 0 1 0-0 7 18 0 1.000 17 Kliment, Chase... .125 5-3 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 .125 1 0 2 1 .182 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 43 Sharwarko, Jim... .000 4-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .167 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 16 Ifft, Aaron...... 000 5-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 2 0 0 1 .500 0 1 0-0 8 1 0 1.000 10 Sullivan, Rob.... .000 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000

Totals...... 296 16-16 558 98 165 33 7 12 88 248 .444 67 6 98 17 .372 8 18 16-22 433 212 13 .980 Opponents...... 237 16-16 519 54 123 31 4 8 50 186 .358 41 14 94 13 .305 9 9 4-11 432 188 26 .960

LOB - Team (127), Opp (105). DPs turned - Team (15), Opp (17). TPs turned - Team (1). IBB - Team (4), Bensko 1, Frk 1, Huisinga 1, Rogowski 1. Picked off - Huisinga 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA

28 Morris, James.... 0.00 1-0 5 0 0 0/1 0 10.0 4 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 32 .125 0 3 0 0 0 26 Saving, Aaron.... 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 5.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 14 .143 0 0 0 0 1 33 Bensko, Dusty.... 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/1 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 .000 0 0 0 0 0 38 Smiley, Jonathan. 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0 1 0 0 0 20 Bishop, Emanuel.. 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0 0 0 0 29 Murphy, Brandon.. 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .167 0 1 0 0 0 15 Toohey, Jake..... 0.60 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 2 15.0 11 2 1 4 15 2 1 0 54 .204 1 1 1 1 0 4 Blomquist, Brian. 1.82 4-1 5 5 1 1/0 0 34.2 26 9 7 4 21 9 0 0 119 .218 1 3 1 5 4 7 Conroy, Jimmy.... 2.45 3-0 5 5 0 0/1 0 29.1 24 10 8 9 25 9 0 0 105 .229 1 0 0 1 1 40 Stewart, Jake.... 2.70 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 12 .250 0 0 0 0 1 18 Barickman, Joel.. 4.05 1-2 3 0 0 0/0 0 6.2 5 3 3 4 4 0 1 2 24 .208 0 2 0 0 0 41 Whitmore, Matt... 5.24 1-1 5 3 0 0/0 1 22.1 30 14 13 7 8 6 1 3 87 .345 2 1 2 2 2 34 Sigerich, Andy... 8.25 0-1 3 3 0 0/0 0 12.0 13 11 11 6 4 3 1 2 48 .271 1 2 0 0 0 2 Paarlberg, Jeff.. 27.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 4 .750 0 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 2.87 10-5 16 16 1 2/1 3 144.1 123 54 46 41 94 31 4 8 519 .237 6 14 4 9 9 Opponents...... 5.19 5-10 16 16 2 0/0 0 144.0 165 98 83 67 98 33 7 12 558 .296 11 6 3 8 18

PB - Team (1), Robinson 1, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (7), Robinson 4, Whitmore 2, Conroy 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Robinson (3-10), Blomquist (1-3), Conroy (1-3), Whitmore (1-2), Saving (0-1), Barickman (0-1), Bishop (1-1), Ifft (1-1). The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Illinois (as of Mar 29, 2005) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct)

Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI

23 Davidson, Drew... 25 24 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 27 Hastings, Ryan... 25 7 18 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 6 Kyes, J.R...... 18 12 6 0 1.000 1 0 0 --- 0 0 7 Conroy, Jimmy.... 11 2 9 0 1.000 0 1 2 .333 0 0 4 Blomquist, Brian. 10 6 4 0 1.000 0 1 2 .333 0 0 16 Ifft, Aaron...... 9 8 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 41 Whitmore, Matt... 7 1 6 0 1.000 1 1 1 .500 0 0 15 Toohey, Jake..... 3 2 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 34 Sigerich, Andy... 3 2 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 43 Sharwarko, Jim... 2 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 40 Stewart, Jake.... 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 26 Saving, Aaron.... 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 28 Morris, James.... 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 10 Sullivan, Rob.... 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 9 Rohde, Mike...... 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 33 Bensko, Dusty.... 196 175 20 1 .995 14 0 0 --- 0 0 30 Robinson, Chris.. 104 77 26 1 .990 0 3 7 .300 1 0 45 Rogowski, Ryan... 35 34 0 1 .971 0 0 0 --- 0 0 44 Roof, Shawn...... 54 23 29 2 .963 11 0 0 --- 0 0 22 Gardenhire, Toby. 80 25 52 3 .963 12 0 0 --- 0 0 14 Huisinga, Trevor. 18 17 0 1 .944 0 0 0 --- 0 0 19 Frk, Chad...... 50 12 34 4 .920 2 0 0 --- 0 0 18 Barickman, Joel.. 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 38 Smiley, Jonathan. 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 17 Kliment, Chase... 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 2 Paarlberg, Jeff.. 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 29 Murphy, Brandon.. 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 --- 0 0 20 Bishop, Emanuel.. 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0

Totals...... 658 433 212 13 .980 15 4 7 .364 1 0 Opponents...... 646 432 188 26 .960 17 16 6 .727 2 0