Illinois 2018 Baseball Postseason Capsule

            

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:
 
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 5/20