09 ILLINOIS BASEBALL BASEBALL SID: BEN TAYLOR // O: 217.244.5045 // C: 217.714.3555 // [email protected] // www.fightingillini.com 2009 Schedule/Results 31-14 overall, 14-4 Big Ten #27 Ohio State at #25 Illinois (14-5 home, 11-4 away, 6-5 neutral) Illinois Field // Champaign, Ill. Big East/Big Ten Challenge // Clearwater/Bradenton/St. Pete, Fla. May 8 // 6:05 PM Fri Feb. 20 vs. Iowa W 8-3 Sat Feb. 21 vs. Notre Dame L 7-14 May 9 // 3:05 PM Sun Feb. 22 vs. West Virginia W 17-10 May 10 // 1:05 PM Al Ogletree Classic // Edinburg, Texas Fri Feb. 27 @ Texas-Pan American W 8-0 PROBABLE LINEUP Sat Feb. 28 vs. Stephen F. Austin W 4-2 POs NAME AVG HT B/T Yr NOTE Sun March 1 vs. Texas-Arlington W 3-2 C Aaron Johnson .345 6-0 R/R Jr. Has caught all but 5 games in 2009; Hitting .438 with RISP Fri March 6 @ #1 LSU W 3-1 1B Matt Dittman .300 6-3 L/R So. Has hit .342 in 20 consecutive starts at first base Sat March 7 @ #1 LSU L 10-22 2B Josh Parr .327 5-11 R/R Fr. Illinois is 14-4 when he drives in a run Sun March 8 @ #1 LSU W 6-2 SS Brandon Wikoff .385 5-8 L/R Jr. Reigning Big Ten POW; Named to CBF National All-Star Lineup FRI MARCH 13 AKRON W 10-1 3B Dominic Altobelli .374 6-2 R/R Sr. Has a 12-game multiple-hit streak; Hitting .472 against lefties SAT MARCH 14 AKRON W 4-3 SAT MARCH 14 AKRON W 13-9 LF Casey McMurray .314 5-8 R/R So. Hitting .406 with runners in scoring position; Has 14 2-out RBIs SUN MARCH 15 AKRON W 13-2 CF Joe Bonadonna .256 5-8 R/R Sr. Has a .540 average when collecting multiple hits in a game Spring Trip // Winter Haven, Fla. RF Pete Cappetta .355 6-2 R/R So. Hitting .412 with 4 extra-base hits in last 5 games Fri March 20 vs. Army (Henley Field) L 8-9 DH Willie Argo .348 6-1 R/R Fr. Hitting .457 with 6 HR, 1.086 SLG%, 18 RBI in last 10 games Sat March 21 vs. Hartford W 7-3 Sun March 22 vs. Central Conn. St. L 4-6 ILLINOIS IS... SERIES INSIDER Mon March 23 vs. Central Conn. St. L 9-11 ...28-4 when leading after the seventh inning Tues March 24 vs. Central Conn. St. W 6-0 #27 OHIO STATE AT #25 ILLINOIS ... 15-5 when scoring in the first inning (34-13, 13-5) (31-14, 14-4) FRI MARCH 27 MICHIGAN STATE* (BTN) W 10-3 ...20-7 when scoring first SUN MARCH 29 MICHIGAN STATE* W 3-2 Live Stats:. Gametracker on fightingillini.com SUN MARCH 29 MICHIGAN STATE* W 3-0 ...22-4 when out-hitting its opponent Radio: . WDWS AM-1400 Tues March 31 @ Illinois State POSTPONED ... 19-4 when a starter gets the decision . (PBP: Dave Loane; Color: Richard “Itch” Jones, Eric Loy) WED APRIL 1 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE W 7-6 (10) Live Audio: ������������������������������Available on fightingillini.com FRI APRIL 3 INDIANA* L 4-14 ...23-4 when holding an opponent to 5 or fewer runs Series: ������������������������������������������� Ohio State leads 91-85-2 Games at Illinois: ������������������������������������������������ Tied 45-45 SAT APRIL 4 INDIANA* L 1-2 (10) ...outscoring its opponents 55-13 in the 6th inning SAT APRIL 4 INDIANA* W 5-4 Last Year: . OSU won series, 2-1 / ILL won @ BTT, 3-2 Streak: �������������������������������������������������������������������������������W1 TUEs APRIL 7 BRADLEY W 11-9 ...24-5 when making equal or fewer errors than its opponents Fri April 10 @ Michigan* (BTN) L 2-4 GAME 1 PROBABLES Sat April 11 @ Michigan* W 10-8 ILLINI LINE DRIVES Ohio State: ��������������������� Alex Wimmers (RHP, 8-1, 2.79 ERA) Sun April 12 @ Michigan* W 11-5 v I LLINI TIE WIN TOTALS FROM ’07, ’08: Illinois is 31-14 with Illinois: . Phil Haig (LHP, 6-2, 4.48 ERA) TUEs APRIL 14 #29 EASTERN ILLINOIs L 1-5 six games remaining in the regular season, tying the win total from each of the past two seasons. Two more wins GAME 2 PROBABLES Wed April 15 vs. Southern Illinois L 6-9 would tie the 2005 team’s final win total of 33, Illinois’ Ohio State: �������������Dean Wolosiansky (RHP, 10-1, 5.19 ERA) FRI APRIL 17 #23 MINNESOTA* W 15-10 highest this decade. Illinois: . .Ben Reeser (RHP, 3-0, 2.85 ERA) SAT APRIL 18 #23 MINNESOTA* W 10-7 GAME 3 PROBABLES SUN APRIL 19 #23 MINNESOTA* L 8-12 v I LLINOIS SLAYS THE GIANTS: The Fighting Illini have found Ohio State: ������������������������������Eric Best (LHP, 6-3, 5.01 ERA) Wed April 22 @ Saint Louis L 10-11 success against ranked foes in 2009, going 4-3 against Illinois: . Bryan Roberts (RHP, 5-2, 5.64 ERA) Fri April 24 @ Penn State* W 7-3 ranked opponents with series victories against then-No. Sat April 25 @ Penn State* W 11-5 1 LSU and then-No. 23 Minnesota. Illinois dropped a 5-1 Sun April 26 @ Penn State* W 9-2 contest to No. 29 Eastern Illinois on April 14. BY THE NUMBERS ILLINOIS OHIO STATE TUEs APRIL 28 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 5-1 v I LLINI COLLECT WEEKLY HONORS: Illinois has had seven Wed April 29 @ Indiana State L 10-11 RECORD 31-14 34-13 Big Ten Player or Pitcher of the Week honors this season, AVG .321 .329 Fri May 1 @ Northwestern* W 10-2 breaking a school record and tying the conference record RUNS 341 374 Sat May 2 @ Northwestern* W 15-12 for the most by a single school in a season. HITS 511 559 Sun May 3 @ Northwestern* W 9-0 HR 34 54 v K EEP ON ROLLING: Illinois has had two recent four-game TUES MAY 5 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 7-1 2B 86 91 WED MAY 6 EVANSVILLE L 3-4 (10) winning streaks separated by a pair of one-run Wednesday 3B 21 23 FRI MAY 8 OHIO STATE* 6:05 PM losses in the past two weeks. In Big Ten games, Illinois has RBI 315 341 SAT MAY 9 OHIO STATE* 3:05 PM an eight-game winning streak. SB-SBA 73-110 38-47 SUN MAY 10 OHIO STATE* 1:05 PM v I LLINOIS MOVES UP IN NATIONAL POLLS: The Fighting Illini FIELDING PCT. .969 .965 ERA 4.70 5.64 Thurs May 14 @ Purdue* 3 PM moved up to No. 25 in the Collegiate Baseball rankings on K 245 364 Fri May 15 @ Purdue* 1 PM May 4, marking the sixth time Illinois has been ranked this BB 165 201 Sat May 16 @ Purdue* Noon season. The Illini first jumped into the CB poll at No. 21 on OPP BA .285 .282 Wed-Sat May 20-23 Big Ten Tournament @ Columbus, Ohio March 9, moved to No. 19 on March 16, slipped to No. 25 on March 23 and were No. 26 on March 30 before falling out of v A LTOBELLI ATTACKS FINAL MONTH: Senior third baseman * Big Ten Conference game the rankings the following week. Illinois reappeared in the Dominic Altobelli has caught fire in his final month with the All times central and subject to change polls on April 27 at No. 28. Illini, hitting .529 during an incredible 12-game streak in FIGHTINGILLINI .co M 09 // FIGHTING ILLINI BASEBALL No. Name B/T Elig./Yr. Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown/High School/Last School 2 Dominic Altobelli R/R Sr./Sr. 6-2 195 3B Oak Forest, Ill./Marist 3 Nick Stockwell R/R Sr./5th 6-0 170 OF Harvey, Ill./Andrean 4 Jake Mathis R/R Jr./Sr. 5-10 190 C Urbana, Ill./Urbana 6 Craig Lutes L/L Jr./Jr. 6-0 180 OF/1B Normal, Ill./Normal Community 7 Aaron Johnson R/R Jr./Jr. 6-0 210 C Sussex Corner, New Brunswick/Sussex Regional/Lethbridge 8 Mike Santa Maria R/R Fr./Fr. 6-0 165 RHP Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West 9 Josh Parr R/R Fr./Fr. 5-11 165 IF Chillicothe, Ill./Illinois Valley Central 11 Pete Cappetta R/R So./So. 6-2 175 OF/IF Lisle, Ill./Montini Catholic 12 Brandon Wikoff L/R Jr./Jr. 5-8 170 SS Peoria, Ill./Limestone 13 Joe Bonadonna R/R Sr./5th 5-8 165 OF/IF Buffalo Grove, Ill./Stevenson 14 Blake Fairchild L/L So./Jr. 6-4 210 LHP Mattoon, Ill./Mattoon 15 Phil Haig L/L So./So. 6-3 205 LHP Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Henry Sibley 17 Matt Dittman L/R So./Jr. 6-2 200 1B Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville 18 Lee Zerrusen R/R So./Jr. 6-3 195 RHP Teutopolis, Ill./Teutopolis 19 Billy Barrett R/R Jr./Jr. 6-3 220 RHP Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport 20 Nick Chmielewski R/R So./So. 6-2 200 RHP Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg 21 Bill Charvat L/R Fr./Fr. 6-2 195 IF Elk Grove Village, Ill./Conant 22 Ben Reeser R/R Sr./Sr. 6-3 195 RHP Bloomington, Ill./Normal University 23 Aaron Martin R/R Sr./Sr. 6-0 185 RHP Georgetown, Ill./Georgetown-Ridge Farm 27 Adam Davis R/R Fr./Fr. 6-0 195 C Bloomingdale, Ill./Driscoll Catholic 28 Daniel Parker L/R Fr./So.