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2009 Outlook� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 54-562009 Roster � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 57Dominic Altobelli � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 58Joe Bonadonna � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 60Aaron Martin � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 62Ben Reeser � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 64Mike Stankiewicz� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 66Nick Stockwell � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 68Billy Barrett� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 70Wes Braun� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 71Pete Cappetta � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 72Nick Chmielewski � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 73Mike Giller � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 74Phil Haig � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 75Aaron Johnson� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 76Craig Lutes � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 77Kevin Manson � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 78Casey McMurray � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 79Chris Montgomery � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 80Mike Sterk � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 81Brandon Wikoff � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 82Lee Zerrusen � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 83Other Returnees � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 84Newcomers � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 86Roster Breakdowns � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 88

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56 // 2009 illinois BaseBall

2009 season ouTlookAfter reaching the postseason for the fourth-straight season in 2008, the Fighting Illini baseball team returns six starters in the field and four pitchers with weekend starting experience for a 2009 season that holds great potential to raise the national profile of the Illinois program�

“We’re a very athletic team that should be strong on the mound,” Illini head coach Dan Hartleb said� “We’re experienced in key positions defensively and we’ve got two-thirds of the lineup returning, so we’re a veteran group that has been through the ups and downs, and understands what it takes to win at this level� The team gets along well with each other and is very supportive of each other�”

Hartleb opens his fourth year as head coach with associate head coach eric Snider and pitching coach Ken Westray once again at his side, and with the addition of former Illini All-American pitcher Drew Dickinson to the staff as a volunteer assistant� Dickinson was the 2001 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year and has pitched professionally for the past six years�

Illinois returns a strong, experienced core in the field, including senior third baseman Dominic altobelli, junior shortstop Brandon Wikoff, senior second baseman/center fielder Joe Bonadonna, junior catcher aaron Johnson, senior outfielder nick stockwell, junior outfielder Craig lutes and sophomore outfielder Casey McMurray, and adds to it a very athletic and talented crop of rookie position players�

Wikoff and Bonadonna return after being named to the All-Big Ten second team in 2008 and being one of the best defensive middle infield combinations in the Midwest� Altobelli is completely recovered from a shoulder injury that forced him out of 13 games near the end of last season and should be a pillar at third base and in the middle of the batting order, and Johnson continues to improve after hitting �306 and throwing out over 40 percent of would-be base-stealers in 2008, his first year of collegiate baseball�

McMurray is coming off a season that earned him Louisville Slugger Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America honors, while Stockwell and Lutes are two of the best defensive outfielders in the Big Ten and are more than capable at the plate�

On the mound, junior kevin Manson was a third-team All-Big Ten selection and named to the All-Big Ten Tournament team in 2008� Manson, along with seniors aaron Martin and Mike stankiewicz, and sophomore Phil haig started 38 of Illinois’ 56 games (68 percent) in 2008� In addition, the

Illini return all of the hurlers who came out of the bullpen in 2008 and add a highly rated crop of new arms to the staff�

inFielDWho’s BaCk: Three of the four starters on the infield from a year ago are back in 2009, in third baseman Dominic altobelli, shortstop Brandon Wikoff and second baseman Joe Bonadonna� Not only did the trio hit �329, �369 and �356, respectively, in 2008, but Wikoff also led the Illini with 61 RBIs, Bonadonna stole 26-of-32 bases and Altobelli was third on the team with 38 RBIs despite missing 13 games late in the season� Wikoff and Bonadonna also ranked among the Big Ten leaders in fielding assists and double plays in 2008�

“We should have one of the premier left sides of the infield in the conference in Altobelli and Wikoff,” Hartleb said� “Bonadonna gives us depth in different areas because he can play any infield or outfield position� And Pete Cappetta also adds athleticism and a good bat�”

In addition, either junior Mike giller or sophomores Matt Dittman or Cappetta could figure into the mix at first base�

“At first base, we’ll have some options,” Hartleb said� “Dittman has improved tremendously, Cappetta could move over to give us a very athletic first baseman, and Giller could give us some strong offensive production as well�”

Who’s noT: Ryan Hastings, who played first base in 2008 after spending his first three seasons at second, graduated after hitting �346 with 38 RBIs, 46 runs and 10 doubles�

Who’s neW: Freshmen Josh Parr and Bill Charvat join the Illini infield in 2009 and Parr could see playing time at third base, second base or his natural shortstop position�

CaTCherWho’s BaCk: Possibly Illinois’ strongest position, catcher will be manned by aaron Johnson, who hit �306 with five home runs and 29 RBIs a year ago, while throwing out 24-of-57 would-be base-stealers� Junior Chris Montgomery also returns behind the dish after starting 14 games last season and hitting �281 and back-up Jake Mathis is part of the Illini catching corps as well�

Top: Dominic Altobelli hit .329 with 38 RBIs in 2008.

Above left: Aaron Johnson hit .306 with five homers in 2008.

Above right: Mike Sterk pitched 31 1/3 innings in 20 appearances last season.

Right: Ben Reeser was Il-linois’ top reliever in 2008, recording five saves and pitching 35 2/3 innings.

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2009 illinois BaseBall // 57

2009 season ouTlook

Who’s noT: All of Illinois’ catchers from 2008 return this season�

Who’s neW: adam Davis, the No� 15 prospect in the state of Illinois in last year’s high school senior class, will compete for playing time behind the plate after finishing his high school career at Driscoll Catholic H�S� with a �527 average and 27 home runs, both school records� Thomas shelton, who hit �450 with six homers and 46 RBIs for Brentwood (Tenn�) H�S�, also joins the Illini squad in 2009�

“We have both starting catchers back from last year and one of the top young catchers in college baseball in Adam Davis, so we should be very strong behind the plate and have different options to rest catchers or DH one of those players at some point,” Hartleb said� “They’ll all be solid defensively and can all control the running game�”

ouTFielDWho’s BaCk: Left fielder Casey McMurray, a 2008 Freshman All-American, leads a talented, veteran group of Illini outfielders returning for the 2009 campaign� McMurray hit �331 with a team high-tying 12 doubles and 24 RBIs last season� Senior nick stockwell and junior Craig lutes also return and can play any of the outfield positions� Stockwell hit �299 while starting 25 games and Lutes hit �245 with a �362 on-base percentage and 30 starts� Redshirt-freshman Daniel Parker also could contribute as a corner outfielder�

Who’s noT: Kyle Hudson, a fourth-round selection by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft, is gone after leading the team with a �398 average, 61 runs scored, a �498 on-base percentage and

a school record-tying 40 steals in 2008�

Who’s neW: Freshman Willie argo joins the Fighting Illini after one of the most storied athletic careers in Iowa high school history� Argo was drafted by Arizona in the 49th round of the 2008 MLB Draft after being named an elite All-State outfielder and an All-State football player three consecutive years, placing third at both the 2007 and 2008 Iowa state wrestling meets and anchoring sprint relays that finished in the top three at the Iowa state track meet� Doug schumacher also starts his career with the Illini after being named honorable mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune in 2007 and leading Brother Rice H�S� to a fourth-place finish at the 2007 IHSA Class AA state tournament�

“In the outfield, we have good depth and a number of players with very good speed who will be very good defenders,” Hartleb said� “We’re returning three outfielders who logged a lot of innings the past two seasons in McMurray, Lutes and Stockwell� Bonadonna and Cappetta also can give us depth in the outfield and Argo should also be able to help us early in his career�”

sTarTing PiTChersWho’s BaCk: Six of the seven pitchers who started games for Illinois in 2008 return this season, accounting for 80 percent of the starts from a season ago� Most notably, seniors aaron Martin and Mike stankiewicz, junior kevin Manson and sophomore Phil haig return, with those four combining to hold down three of the four spots in the weekend rotation in 2008�

Manson had a breakout sophomore season, going 8-2 in 74 2/3 innings, including a complete-game outing in Illinois’ 3-2 win over Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament� Martin was extremely durable, pitching 66 innings over his 12 starts, while Stankiewicz made eight starts before moving to a long relief role later in the season� Haig jumped into the rotation midway through the season, tossing

Top: Aaron Martin started 12 games last season.

Above: Nick Stockwell hit .299 and started 25 games in 2008.

Right: Casey McMurray was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball in 2008.

Right: Mike Stankiewicz made eight starts and seven relief appearances last season.

We’re a very aThleTiC TeaM ThaT shoulD Be sTrong on The MounD. We’re exPerienCeD in key PosiTions DeFensively anD We’ve goT TWo-ThirDs oF The lineuP reTurning, so We’re a veTeran grouP ThaT has Been Through uPs anD DoWns, anD unDersTanDs WhaT iT Takes To Win aT This level.

– Head coach Dan Hartleb


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2009 season ouTlook30 1/3 innings over six starts against Big Ten competition�

Who’s noT: Scott Shaw, who was selected in the 13th round of the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the New York Mets, was 4-4 with a 7�83 eRA and 48 strikeouts in 56 1/3 innings in 2008�

Who’s neW: Freshmen Bryan roberts and Corey kimes give the Illini a strong right-hander and left-hander, respectively, in this crop of rookies, and Roberts is likely to contend for a spot in the weekend rotation after a strong fall season�

“We should have a lot of depth in our pitching staff this year,” Hartleb said� “We return all but one pitcher from last year’s squad and they all have valuable game experience� The thing I like about our staff besides their talent is that they’ve shown good leadership among themselves and I think all of our pitchers will accept the roles that are established in practice and through the early part of the season� I think we’ll be much better on the mound than we’ve been the past few years�”

BullPenWho’s BaCk: The entirety of Illinois’ bullpen returns from the 2008 season, led by senior Ben reeser and junior Mike sterk� Reeser went 3-2 with five saves in 35 2/3 innings over 23 appearances out of the bullpen, while Sterk had three saves in 31 1/3 innings over 20 relief appearances� In addition, nick Chmielewski had a strong fall after a rocky freshman campaign, and junior Billy Barrett will be back in the bullpen after finding success as a midweek starter in 2008� Sophomores Wes Braun, Blake Fairchild and lee Zerrusen also could fill valuable roles out of the bullpen�

“The bullpen should be strong,” Hartleb said� “We’re healthy and we have a couple of lefthanders who could fit into starting roles, or we could use them in long relief or situationally out of the bullpen� We have everybody back in the bullpen from last year and they will find their roles as soon as we figure out the rotation�”

Who’s noT: All of Illinois’ relievers from 2008 return this season�

Who’s neW: Sophomore John anderson and freshmen Mike santa Maria and Will strack join the squad in 2009 and could see some time out of the bullpen� Anderson played for the Illinois club baseball team in 2008, going 3-0 with a 1�17 eRA and led the National Club Baseball Association in strikeouts per nine innings� Santa Maria was a first-team All-Area selection by the Daily Herald in both 2007 and 2008, while

Strack was an Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 3A/4A All-State selection as a pitcher� Strack went 9-2 with a 0�93 eRA with 97 strikeouts in 68 innings in 2008 and threw a no-hitter against DeKalb on April 1, 2008�

“I’m excited about the young arms that we have and the progress they’ve made,” Hartleb said� “It’ll be a luxury this year to pick spots for them and not have to put them in unfavorable situations�”

sCheDuleIllinois faces a tough schedule in 2009, beginning with the inaugural Big east/Big Ten Challenge to open the campaign� The Illini will face talented Notre Dame, West virginia and Iowa squads in that event before traveling to the Al Ogletree Classic in edinburg, Texas� After that tournament, Illinois visits 2008 College World Series qualifier LSU for a three-game weekend series and returns home for a four-game series with Akron on March 13-15�

“Our pre-conference schedule will prepare us for the rigors of conference play,” Hartleb said� “We’ll be playing very solid teams throughout the early trips, which will force us to play well in all three phases in order for us to win games�”

Following an abbreviated Spring Trip to the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational in Winter Haven, Fla�, the Illini open the Big Ten season at home against Michigan State and Indiana on consecutive weekends� This year, the conference series change to three-game sets comprised entirely of nine-inning games, a move that will allow Big Ten teams to improve their RPI rankings by playing more quality non-conference opponents throughout the season�

“The three-game Big Ten series will affect the way we handle the pitching staff most of all,” Hartleb said� “Obviously, we’ll be in the position to move a strong arm that we would normally use as a starter into the bullpen� I think you’ll see some lower-scoring games throughout the

conference and I also believe it will help us as a conference to be more competitive in the non-conference games�”

The other major change for the 2009 season is that the Big Ten Tournament will be held at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio, rather than at the home of the regular season champion� Huntington Park is home to the Columbus Clippers, the triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians�

“The move to a neutral-site tournament is the third part of the Big Ten baseball coaches’ proposition to improve the league’s national standing and perception, along with the institution of the Big east/Big Ten Challenge and the three-game conference series,” Hartleb said� “These three steps will make for a very interesting season and I think they are all very positive steps that the Big Ten schools have taken�”

Above: Joe Bonadonna had a stellar 2008, earning All-Big Ten second team honors after hitting .356 with 47 runs, 34 RBIs and 26 steals.

Right: Brandon Wikoff was a second-team All-Big Ten pick after hitting .369 with 61 RBIs, 79 hits and 12 doubles in 2008.

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nuMeriCal rosTerno. name B/T elig./yr. ht. Wt. Pos. hometown/high school/last school2 Dominic Altobelli R/R Sr�/Sr� 6-2 195 3B Oak Forest, Ill�/Marist3 Nick Stockwell R/R Sr�/5th 6-0 170 OF Harvey, Ill�/Andrean4 Jake Mathis R/R Jr�/Sr� 5-10 190 C Urbana, Ill�/Urbana6 Craig Lutes L/L Jr�/Jr� 6-0 180 OF Normal, Ill�/Normal Community7 Aaron Johnson R/R Jr�/Jr� 6-0 210 C Sussex Corner, New Brunswick/Sussex Regional/Lethbridge8 Mike Santa Maria R/R Fr�/Fr� 6-0 165 RHP Des Plaines, Ill�/Maine West9 Josh Parr R/R Fr�/Fr� 5-11 165 IF Chillicothe, Ill�/Illinois valley Central11 Pete Cappetta R/R So�/So� 6-2 175 IF/OF Lisle, Ill�/Montini Catholic12 Brandon Wikoff L/R Jr�/Jr� 5-8 170 SS Peoria, Ill�/Limestone13 Joe Bonadonna R/R Sr�/5th 5-8 165 IF/OF Buffalo Grove, Ill�/Stevenson14 Blake Fairchild L/L So�/Jr� 6-4 210 LHP Mattoon, Ill�/Mattoon15 Phil Haig L/L So�/So� 6-3 205 LHP Inver Grove Heights, Minn�/Henry Sibley17 Matt Dittman L/R So�/Jr� 6-2 200 1B/C Libertyville, Ill�/Libertyville18 Lee Zerrusen R/R So�/Jr� 6-3 195 RHP Teutopolis, Ill�/Teutopolis19 Billy Barrett R/R Jr�/Jr� 6-3 220 RHP Homer Glen, Ill�/Lockport20 Nick Chmielewski R/R So�/So� 6-2 200 RHP Orland Park, Ill�/Carl Sandburg21 Bill Charvat L/R Fr�/Fr� 6-2 195 IF elk Grove village, Ill�/Conant22 Ben Reeser R/R Sr�/Sr� 6-3 195 RHP Bloomington, Ill�/Normal University23 Aaron Martin R/R Sr�/Sr� 6-0 185 RHP Georgetown, Ill�/Georgetown-Ridge Farm27 Adam Davis R/R Fr�/Fr� 6-0 195 C Bloomingdale, Ill�/Driscoll Catholic28 Daniel Parker L/R Fr�/So� 6-3 185 OF Lawrence, Kan�/Lawrence29 John Anderson R/R Jr�/Jr� 6-0 165 RHP Mount vernon, Ill�/Mount vernon30 Bryan Roberts R/R Fr�/Fr� 6-3 205 RHP Lisle, Ill�/Benet Academy31 Corey Kimes L/L Fr�/Fr� 6-4 215 LHP Ottawa, Ill�/Ottawa32 Wes Braun R/R So�/Jr� 6-1 190 RHP Deerfield, Ill�/Deerfield34 Mike Giller L/R Jr�/Jr� 6-3 220 1B/C Chicago, Ill�/St� Patrick35 Kevin Manson R/R Jr�/Jr� 6-7 230 RHP Park Ridge, Ill�/Maine South36 Thomas Shelton L/R Fr�/Fr� 6-1 180 C Brentwood, Tenn�/Brentwood37 Will Strack R/R Fr�/Fr� 6-2 175 RHP Sycamore, Ill�/Sycamore39 Mike Stankiewicz R/R Sr�/5th 6-2 220 RHP Des Plaines, Ill�/Maine West/valparaiso40 Doug Schumacher R/R Fr�/Fr� 6-1 205 OF Oak Lawn, Ill�/Brother Rice41 Chris Montgomery R/R Jr�/Sr� 6-0 185 C Yorba Linda, Calif�/esperanza42 Willie Argo R/R Fr�/Fr� 6-1 205 OF Davenport, Iowa/Assumption43 Mike Sterk R/R Jr�/Sr� 6-1 195 RHP Oak Lawn, Ill�/Brother Rice44 Casey McMurray R/R So�/So� 5-8 175 OF/2B Willow Springs, Ill�/Lyons Township

Head Coach: #24 Dan Hartleb (Southern Illinois ’89)Associate Head Coach: #25 eric SniderAssistant Coach: #33 Ken Westrayvolunteer Assistant Coach: #16 Drew Dickinson

alPhaBeTiCal rosTerno. name Pos.2 Dominic Altobelli 3B29 John Anderson RHP42 Willie Argo OF19 Billy Barrett RHP13 Joe Bonadonna IF/OF32 Wes Braun RHP11 Pete Cappetta IF/OF21 Bill Charvat IF20 Nick Chmielewski RHP27 Adam Davis C17 Matt Dittman 1B/C14 Blake Fairchild LHP34 Mike Giller 1B/C15 Phil Haig LHP7 Aaron Johnson C31 Corey Kimes LHP6 Craig Lutes OF35 Kevin Manson RHP23 Aaron Martin RHP4 Jake Mathis C44 Casey McMurray OF/2B41 Chris Montgomery C28 Daniel Parker OF9 Josh Parr IF22 Ben Reeser RHP30 Bryan Roberts RHP8 Mike Santa Maria RHP40 Doug Schumacher OF/IF36 Thomas Shelton C39 Mike Stankiewicz RHP 43 Mike Sterk RHP 3 Nick Stockwell OF37 Will Strack RHP12 Brandon Wikoff SS18 Lee Zerrusen RHP

16 Drew Dickinson24 Dan Hartleb25 eric Snider33 Ken Westray

PronunCiaTion guiDeDan Hartleb � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � HeART-lub

Joe Bonadonna � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � bahn-a-DAHN-uh

Pete Cappetta � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � kuh-PeT-uh

Bill Charvat � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � SHAR-vat

Nick Chmielewski � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � chim-uh-LOO-skee

Mike Stankiewicz � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �STANK-uh-witz

Brandon Wikoff � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �WY-coff

Lee Zerrusen � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � zuh-ROO-zen

2009 rosTer

alToBelli’s Career BesTsaB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6 vs� Akron, 3/16/08

hits: � � � � � � � � � � � � 4 vs� Akron, 3/16/08

runs: � � � � � � � � � � � 3 at Indiana, 4/7/08

rBi: � � � � � � � � � � � � 4 vs� Akron, 3/16/08

2B: � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2 at Indiana, 4/6/08

hr: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, five times

� � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Michigan, 4/11/08

sB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �1, seven times

� � � � � � � � � � � � �last vs� Indiana, 5/23/08

aT illinois2008 – Junior: Played in 43 games, starting 37 … Missed 10 games with a shoulder injury that he sustained against Western Illinois on April 23 … Started 31 games at third base and six at designated hitter … Returned from injury by pinch-hitting in the final two games of the Ohio State series, going 1-for-2 … Played DH in the final three games of the Purdue series, going 4-for-9 with 3 RBIs … Ranked third on the team with a �486 slugging percentage, tied for third with 38 RBIs and fourth with four home runs … Tied for second on the team with 10 multiple-RBI games and sixth with 13 multiple-hit games … Finished the season strong, going 3-for-5 with one RBI and two runs against Indiana in the final game … Went 5-for-12 with two runs and two RBIs in the Big Ten Tournament … Hit 9-for-21 (�429) with five RBIs and two runs after re-entering the starting lineup on May 16 … Had a career day against Akron on Spring Trip, going 4-for-6 with a double, a home run, four RBIs and two runs … Started the Big Ten season hot, going 7-for-16 with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs at Michigan State … Scored a career-high three runs in the series finale at Indiana … Produced 12 runs in the Minnesota series, driving in seven and scoring five while collecting a pair of multiple-hit games … Illinois was 19-9 when he hit cleanup and 21-10 when he started at third base … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Named a George Huff Award winner�

2007 – soPhoMore: Appeared in 21 games, starting eight … Started four games at third base and four at designated hitter … Had two RBIs against Greenville on May 2 … Played for the Fayetteville SwampDogs of the Coastal Plain League during the summer along with Illini teammates Aaron Martin, Ben Reeser and John Schlichter … Named a midseason CPL all-star�

2006 – FreshMan: Played in 32 games and started 15 … Started 11 at DH, three at shortstop and one at third base … Hit �289 with 10 runs in 76 at bats … Racked up seven two-hit games, including a 2-for-3 outing with two runs in a spot start at shortstop at Indiana State … Hit his first career home run against vermont on Spring Trip … Had a season-best five-game hitting streak over Spring Trip from March 18-23 … Hit 7-for-19 (�368) over Spring Trip with five runs and two RBI … Hit �316 in Big Ten play, seeing action in 17 games and starting eight … Had two hits in the series finale against Michigan (2-for-4 on May 7) and in the third game at Michigan State (2-for-3 on May 20) … Named a George Huff Award winner … Played for the Fayetteville SwampDogs of the Coastal Plain League during the summer along with Illini teammates Aaron Martin, Shawn Roof and Ryan Snowden�

high sChoolPlayed in the Jack Kaiser All-Star Game at U�S� Cellular Field in 2004 … Appeared in the Northwest Suburban All-Star Game in 2004 … Won the east Suburban Catholic Conference baseball scholar-athlete award … Named All-east Suburban Catholic first team shortstop 2004-05�

PersonalBorn March 7, 1987 … Parents are Mike and Kathy Altobelli … Majoring in finance … Full given name is Dominic Thomas Altobelli … Has an older brother, Adam (24) … Father, Mike, played three years in the Oakland A’s organization, reaching the big leagues in 1981 and playing for Billy Martin … enjoys playing cards and ping pong outside of baseball … His favorite athlete is Derek Jeter because of his leadership and his intensity�

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alToBelli’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’06 �289 32-15 76 10 22 3 0 1 5 28 �368 2 1 14 �316 0 1 1-1 8 15 3 �885’07 �140 21-8 43 5 6 O O O 5 6 �140 3 2 5 �229 0 0 2-4 3 10 3 �813’08 �329 43-37 140 26 46 10 0 4 38 68 �486 14 4 23 �403 1 0 4-4 24 69 13 �877Total .286 96-60 259 41 74 13 0 5 48 102 .394 19 7 42 .350 1 1 7-9 35 94 19 .872

alToBelli’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’06 �316 17-8 38 2 12 1 0 0 2 13 �342 1 1 8 �350 0 1 0-0 1 4 1 �833’07 �000 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 �000 0 0 1 �000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 �000’08 �353 21-18 68 14 24 7 0 1 18 34 �500 4 3 10 �408 1 0 0-0 12 29 9 �820Total .324 43-26 111 16 36 8 0 1 20 47 .423 5 4 19 .372 1 1 0-0 13 33 10 .821

alToBelli aT The Big Ten TournaMenT2008 Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB K SB-A5/21 Ohio State * 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-05/22 Michigan * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-05/23 Indiana * 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1-1Totals .417 3 12 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 3 1-1

alToBelli’s Career sTarTsPosition StartsThird base 36Designated hitter 21Shortstop 3

alToBelli’s Career BaTTing orDer sTarTsBatting Order StartsNo� 3 1No� 4 32No� 5 1No� 6 4No� 7 14No� 8 8

BonaDonna’s Career BesTsaB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5, nine times

� � � � � � � � � last vs� Northwestern, 5/3/08

hits: � � � � 5 vs� Western Illinois, 4/23/08

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� � � � � � last vs� Western Illinois, 4/23/08

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� � � � � � � � last vs� Indiana State, 3/26/08

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� � � � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Judson, 3/24/08

hr: � � � � � � � � � 1 vs� Ohio State, 5/21/08

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aT illinois2008 – Junior: Named to the All-Big Ten second team at second base … Hit his first career home run against Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament, the eventual game-winning run in Illinois’ 3-2 win … Started all 56 games at second base, his first year playing full-time … Named the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on April 21 and to the College Baseball Foundation National All-Star Lineup on April 22 after hitting �692 with four runs, three RBIs, three stolen bases and seven consecutive hits over the last two games of the Minnesota series … Had a career-long 16-game hitting streak, Illinois’ longest of 2008, snapped in game two of the Ohio State series … Led the team with eight HBP, tied for the team lead with 12 doubles and ranked second with 47 runs and 26 stolen bases … Stole nine consecutive bases from April 19-26, including a seven-steal spree across four games (4/20-25) … Ranked fourth in the Big Ten in stolen bases, fifth in fielding assists and sixth in double plays turned … Had a career year with a �356 average, 47 runs, 12 doubles, 34 RBIs and 26 steals … Hit primarily in the No� 2 hole, but hit �486 in eight games as the leadoff hitter … Ranked third on the team with 21 multiple-hit games and fifth with eight multiple-RBI games … Stole three bases in a game twice (4/1 vs� Southern Illinois, 4/23 vs� Western Illinois) … Went 5-for-5 with two doubles and four runs vs� Western Illinois … Named a George Huff Award winner … Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League during the summer along with teammate Brandon Wikoff … Hit �295 over 40 games with the Mallards and broke the NWL career stolen bases record�

2007 – soPhoMore: Played in 37 games, starting 22 … Made 13 starts in left field, seven at second base and one each in center field and at DH … Heated up in early May, going 7-for-10 against SIU, Greenville and in the series opener at Michigan with two doubles, a triple, eight runs and two RBI … Scored four runs at SIU, a career high … Had a three-hit game in the third game vs� Indiana, going 3-for-3 with a double and a run … Scored three runs against Blackburn on April 25 … Hit �385 in 13 at bats (5-for-13) in the No� 2 slot in the order and hit �306 (19-for-62) in the No� 8 hole … Played for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League for the third-straight summer … Broke the NWL single-season stolen base record with 45 … Broke the Huskies’ single-season steals record with his 19th steal in the team’s 18th game … Midseason and postseason NWL all-star�

2006 – reDshirT-FreshMan: Played in 49 games, starting 41 … Started 23 games in center field, 13 in left, four at third base and one at DH … Third on the team in on-base percentage at �401 … Led the team with a 1�000 percentage of driving in a runner from third with less than two outs … Led team in advancing runners at a �581 rate and was tied for the team lead with a �410 average with runners in scoring position … Split time in center with Kyle Hudson … Put together a five-game hitting streak from April 25- May 2, hitting 7-for-15 (�467) with four RBI and three runs in that stretch … Had a career game in the opener against Northwestern on April 14, going 4-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a steal … Went 3-for-3 with a double, four RBI and a run in the series finale at Minnesota (April 30) … Had a season-high two steals in the third game against Northwestern (April 15), also going 2-for-4 with two walks … Scored a season-high three runs against Western Michigan on April 5 … Played for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League in the summer for the second straight year, playing with Illini teammates Lars Davis and Ben Reeser�

2005 – FreshMan: Redshirted the 2005 season … Played for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League in the summer … Led the team in walks and finished second in runs and stolen bases�

high sChoolearned six varsity letters, three each in baseball and football, at Stevenson High School … Holds the SHS career records for runs and infield assists … Also holds school football career records for receiving yardage, receptions and receiving touchdowns … Named to the Illinois All-State baseball team in 2004, and named All-North Suburban Conference 2002-04 … Played in the Jack Kaiser All-Star Game, and was part of Team Illinois … Named to the All-Area football team in 2003 and 2004 … Named to the All-NSC football team in 2003 and 2004 … Holds the IHSA record for the longest touchdown reception in the 8A state title game with a 71-yard grab in 2002�

PersonalBorn Sept� 6, 1985 … Parents are Russell and Barbara Bonadonna … Majoring in business administration … Has two brothers – Russell Jr�, 21, and Nick, 17 … Lists winning the 2005 Big Ten title as his biggest thrill in sports … His favorite athlete is Dan Marino, who was his childhood hero … earned Academic All-State honors in 2003 with a 3�5 GPA … enjoys bowling and fishing in his spare time�

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BonaDonna’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’05 Redshirted season’06 �287 49-41 122 20 35 2 0 0 19 37 �303 18 6 20 �401 1 6 7-13 89 15 5 �954’07 �318 37-22 85 22 27 5 2 0 9 36 �424 14 3 15 �427 1 1 8-10 40 24 1 �985‘08 �356 56-56 205 47 73 12 1 1 34 90 �439 25 8 31 �438 4 3 26-32 129 159 6 �980Total .328 142-119 412 89 135 19 3 1 62 163 .396 57 17 66 .425 6 10 41-55 258 198 12 .974

BonaDonna’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’05 Redshirted season’06 �352 26-24 71 13 25 1 0 0 12 26 �366 8 5 11 �447 1 4 5-7 47 9 2 �966’07 �289 18-10 38 8 11 3 0 0 2 14 �368 6 2 8 �413 0 0 5-6 7 2 0 1�000‘08 �377 31-31 114 25 43 8 0 0 20 51 �447 14 3 14 �444 4 3 14-17 75 86 4 �976Total .354 75-65 223 46 79 12 0 0 34 91 .408 28 10 33 .440 5 7 24-30 129 97 6 .974

BonaDonna aT The Big Ten TournaMenT2006 Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB K SB-A5/24 Minnesota * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-05/25 Purdue * 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-1

2008 Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB K SB-A5/21 Ohio State * 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0-05/22 Michigan * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-05/23 Indiana * 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0Totals .100 5 20 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 6 0-1

BonaDonna’s Career PosiTion sTarTsPosition StartsSecond base 63Left field 26 Center field 24Third base 4Designated hitter 2

BonaDonna’s Career BaTTing orDer sTarTsBatting Order StartsNo� 1 9No� 2 36No� 7 2No� 8 44No� 9 28

MarTin’s Career BesTsiP: � � � � � � � � � � � 9�0 vs� UMBC, 3/18/08

hits: � � � � � � � � � � 0 vs� St� Xavier, 5/2/06

runs: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, nine times


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k: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5, three times


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aT illinois2008 – Junior: Had 11 appearances on the season, all in a starting role … Tossed a five-hit shutout against Maryland-Baltimore County on March 18 with a career high-tying five strikeouts … Tossed four shutout innings against Indiana State to get the win … Threw five shutout innings in his first start of the season against Lamar, picking up his first win … Took the hard-luck loss at Michigan State, allowing just two earned runs in 7 1/3 innings … Allowed just two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings against Northwestern but took the loss … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Went 5-2 with a 1�48 eRA, the fifth-best eRA in the league, while playing for the Fayetteville SwampDogs of the Coastal Plain League during the summer with teammates Ben Reeser and Nick Chmielewski�

2007 – soPhoMore: Made 13 appearances and eight starts … Had a career day against Massachusetts, tossing eight shutout innings for his first win of the season, allowing eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts … Threw six solid innings against Indiana State, giving up two runs on five hits, but took the loss … earned the win at Illinois State, giving up just one run on six hits and one walk with three strikeouts … Got the win against Greenville with three solid innings, giving up just one run on one hit and one walk while striking out two … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Played for the Fayetteville SwampDogs of the Coastal Plain League over the summer along with Illini teammates Dominic Altobelli, Ben Reeser and former Illini John Schlichter … Named a midseason All-Star in the CPL�

2006 – FreshMan: Made 11 appearances and four starts … Had solid starts against Western Michigan (April 5) and at Bradley (April 11), going three innings in both … Gave up a run on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts against Western Michigan to pick up his first collegiate win … Allowed an unearned run, two hits and a walk at Bradley

… earned a save in the series finale vs� Northwestern (April 16) with two shutout innings of relief, giving up four hits and striking out one … Threw two perfect innings of relief against St� Xavier, striking out one … Made his first Big Ten start against Michigan State on May 19, giving up eight runs on six hits and three walks in 2 2/3 innings, taking the loss … Played for the Fayetteville SwampDogs of the Coastal Plain League in the summer along with Illini teammates Dominic Altobelli, Shawn Roof and former Illini Ryan Snowden … Posted a 1�59 eRA in 45 1/3 innings with Fayetteville, limiting opponents to a �179 batting average�

high sChoolNamed All-Area by the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette in 2004 … Helped Danville Post 210 to second place at the Illinois American Legion tournament in 2003 … Named first team All-vermilion County 2002-05 and All-Illini Central Conference 2003-05 … Won 12 varsity letters at Georgetown-Ridge Farm, four each in baseball and basketball, two in football and two in soccer … earned All-Area, All-County and All-Conference in basketball in 2004 … Reached the finals of the Country Insurance Three-Point Showdown in 2003�

PersonalBorn Aug� 25, 1986 in Danville, Ill� … Parents are John and Judy Martin … Majoring in tourism management … Has two brothers, Douglas (17) and Garrett (12) … His biggest sports thrill was throwing a no-hitter in summer baseball … His favorite athlete is Roger Clemens because batters fear him … Has worked with his father in his plumbing business in past summers … His earliest baseball memory is going on the field at Busch Stadium with his parents … enjoys fishing, golfing and weight lifting outside baseball�

aaronMarTin***

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MarTin’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg� WP HBP BK’06 6�85 1-2 11/4 0 0/0 1 23�2 31 21 18 15 10 5 0 3 93 �333 5 3 0’07 8�41 3-3 13/8 0 0/1 0 40�2 55 40 38 25 25 13 0 2 165 �333 7 13 1’08 7�09 4-7 12/12 2 1/1 0 66�0 89 57 52 31 27 16 1 5 261 �341 6 10 0Total 7.46 8-12 36/24 2 1/2 1 130.1 175 118 108 71 62 34 1 10 519 .337 18 26 1

MarTin’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg� WP HBP BK’06 9�39 0-1 4/1 0 0/0 1 7�2 13 8 8 5 4 1 0 1 32 �406 3 0 0’07 23�62 0-1 5/3 0 0/0 0 8�0 19 22 21 12 5 6 0 1 40 �475 5 8 0’08 9�13 1-6 8/8 1 0/0 0 45�1 68 51 46 30 16 14 0 5 183 �372 5 8 0Total 11.07 1-8 17/12 1 0/0 1 61.0 100 81 75 47 25 21 0 7 255 .392 13 16 0

reeser’s Career BesTsiP: � � � � � � � � � � 7�0 vs� Michigan, 5/6/06

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� � � � � � � � � � last vs� Penn State, 4/27/08

runs: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, 22 times

� � � � � � last vs� Southern Illinois, 4/29/08

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k: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5, twice

� � � � � � � � � � � � � �last vs� Lamar, 2/24/08

BB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, 28 times

� � � � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Purdue, 5/17/08

aT illinois2008 – Junior: Illinois’ closer, made 23 appearances – ninth-most in school history – out of the bullpen with five saves … Posted a 3-2 record with wins over eastern Kentucky, Akron and Northwestern … Saves came against Lamar, Kansas, Michigan State, Indiana and Minnesota … Tied a career high with five strikeouts against Lamar on Feb� 24 … Had 14 scoreless outings totaling 20 2/3 innings … Held opponents to a �239 average with runners on base … Proved to be durable, posting eight outings of two or more innings … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Named a George Huff Award winner … Pitched for the Fayetteville SwampDogs of the Coastal Plain League during the summer with teammates Aaron Martin and Nick Chmielewski�

2007 – soPhoMore: Made 18 appearances with three starts on the season … Started at Louisiana-Lafayette on Feb� 25, versus eastern Illinois and versus Minnesota on April 28 … Tossed a scoreless ninth inning to combine with Aaron Martin on a shutout of Massachusetts … earned his first win of the season at Northwestern on April 14, tossing 4 1/3 innings of relief … Followed that up with two innings of work to get the win against Robert Morris on April 18 … Shut out eastern Illinois through four innings to get the win … Tossed a scoreless inning at Iowa on April 21 and against Greenville … Threw an inning of shutout relief against Michigan State in the doubleheader opener on May 19 … Struck out a season-high four batters against Minnesota during two scoreless innings of work in the Big Ten Tournament … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Played for the Fayetteville SwampDogs of the Coastal Plain League during the summer along with Illini teammates Dominic Altobelli, Aaron Martin and former Illini John Schlichter … Named a midseason all-star in the CPL … Named the CPL Defensive Player of the Year after finishing the summer with an 8-0 record and a 1�61 eRA�

2006 – FreshMan: Made 14 appearances and five starts with all five starts coming in the Big Ten … Finished fifth on the team in innings pitched (47 2/3) and third in walks allowed (10) … earned two relief wins on Spring Trip against Northern Iowa and Cornell (March 23) … Tossed

four shutout innings of relief against UNI, giving up just two hits and striking out a career-high five … Gave up three runs on three hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings of relief against Cornell while striking out three … Threw two shutout innnings of relief at Bradley, walking one and striking out one … earned a win in his first collegiate start, giving up three runs on five hits in six innings against Iowa (April 22) while striking out three … Along with Tanner Roark, became the first Illini freshman duo to sweep a Big Ten doubleheader (vs� Iowa) since 1990 … Was masterful against Michigan on May 6, throwing a five-hit seven-inning complete game, but allowed a solo home run that was the difference in a 1-0 loss … Named a George Huff Award winner … During the summer, played for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League with Illini teammates Joe Bonadonna and former Illini Lars Davis and the Twin City Stars of the Central Illinois Collegiate League … Posted a 2�59 eRA in 24 1/3 innings with Twin City, striking out 16 and walking four�

high sChoolHelped his team to a third-place finish in the Illinois American Legion state tournament in 2004 … Helped lead his junior American Legion team to a state championship in 2003 … earned 11 varsity letters at University High, four each in baseball and cross country and three in basketball … Played in the Jack Kaiser All-Star Game in 2004 … Qualified for the state cross country meet 2002-04, helping U-High to third-place finishes in 2002-03�

PersonalBorn Aug� 6, 1986 … Parents are Alan and Doris Reeser … Majoring in supply chain management and marketing … Has two older sisters, Natalie and Rebecca, and a twin brother, Collin … Lists winning the state basketball title in 8th grade and winning the state Junior Legion baseball tournament in 2003 as his biggest sports thrills … Nolan Ryan is his favorite athlete … Has worked on his dad’s farm in past summers … Member of Boys State and the U-High Academic Honor Roll … His Fighting Illini hero growing up was Frank Williams�

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reeser’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg� WP HBP BK’06 6�42 3-3 14/5 1 0/0 0 47�2 61 41 34 10 20 15 1 4 191 �319 2 8 2’07 9�57 3-3 18/3 0 0/2 0 36�2 63 48 39 16 25 15 1 4 158 �399 6 6 1’08 4�04 3-2 23/0 0 0/2 5 35�2 32 18 16 12 26 9 0 1 128 �250 3 5 0Total 6.68 9-8 55/8 1 0/4 5 120.0 156 107 89 38 71 39 2 9 477 .327 11 19 3

reeser’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg� WP HBP BK’06 7�52 1-3 8/5 1 0/0 0 32�1 47 34 27 6 9 11 1 4 136 �346 2 7 1’07 11�05 1-1 7/1 0 0/0 0 14�2 29 20 18 5 5 7 1 0 63 �460 3 3 0’08 6�59 1-2 10/0 0 0/0 3 13�2 15 12 10 8 7 5 0 0 48 �313 2 3 0Total 8.16 3-6 25/6 1 0/0 3 60.2 91 66 55 19 21 23 2 4 247 .368 7 13 1

reeser aT The Big Ten TournaMenT2007 Date Opponent GS IP H R eR BB K WP HBP W/L S5/24 Minnesota 2�0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 - -

2008 Date Opponent GS IP H R eR BB K WP HBP W/L S5/22 Michigan 1�0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -5/23 Indiana 0�2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -Totals 0.00 0 3.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 - -

sTankieWiCZ’sCareer BesTs (in a sTarT)iP: . . . 7�2 vs� Stephen F� Austin, 3/1/08

hits: . . . . . . .1 at Northwestern, 4/14/07

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� � � � � � � last at Michigan State, 3/29/08

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� � � � � � � � � � � � � � last vs� CCSU, 3/21/08

aT illinois2008 – Junior: Made 15 appearances on the season with eight starts … Gave up just two runs in five innings against Judson for his first win of the season … Fired a four-hit shutout at Michigan State … Kept the no-hitter alive with a perfect inning against Saint Louis on April 2 … Pitched out of trouble in the series finale against Penn State, entering with the bases loaded and tossing three scoreless innings of relief … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Named a George Huff Award winner … earned a scholarship for the 2008 season�

2007 – soPhoMore: Made 14 appearances with 12 starts on the season … earned his first win at Illinois against Dartmouth on March 19 with a six-inning outing … Recorded a win in relief against No� 25 Ohio State with two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks … Fired a one-hitter at Northwestern, walking three and striking out seven, the first Illini one-hitter since 1998 … Tossed two scoreless innings of relief at Southern Illinois, giving up one hit and one walk with a strikeout … Pitched a five-hit complete-game shutout against Indiana with a walk and a strikeout … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Played for the Crystal Lake Cardinals of the Chicago Suburban Baseball League over the summer, traveling to Puerto Rico with the team … earned a spot on the team following open tryouts in the fall of 2006 after transferring from valparaiso�

Prior To illinoisearned a varsity letter at valparaiso in the 2006 season … Redshirted the 2005 season after undergoing shoulder surgery�

high sChoolHolds Maine West school records for wins (10) and saves (5) in a season, set in 2004 and 2003, respectively … Was an All-State selection in 2004 … Named All-Area by the Daily Herald in 2004 … First-team All-Central Suburban League selection in 2003 and 2004 … Selected to the Northwest Suburban Showcase in 2003 … Named to the CSL All-Star game by conference coaches in 2004 … Led the Warriors to the 2004 Sweet 16, recording the most wins in school history … earned five varsity letters at MWHS, three in baseball and two in football … Named All-CSL in football in 2003 … A Daily Herald All-Area selection in 2003 … Holds eight MWHS passing records: single-game, single-season and career passing yards, most touchdowns in a season and a career, most completions in a season and a career, and most 200-yard passing games�

PersonalBorn July 31, 1986 … Parents are Ken and Linda Stankiewicz … Finished his B�S� in sociology in December 2007 … Pursuing an MBA degree, with an expected graduation date of December 2009 … Has an older brother, Chris, and an older sister, Katherine … Member of the MWHS National Honor Society in 2003-04 … Won the J� Kyle Braid Leadership Award in 2002 … His favorite athlete is Greg Maddux because of his attention to detail and overall character … Is vice president and co-owner of Green Creations, Inc�, an ecological landscaping company, with his brother, Chris … MWHS P�e� teacher and wrestling coach Kirk Disrude most influenced his athletic career while serving as his leadership mentor� “Kirk helped me through the ups and downs of my athletic career and helped me realize the true meaning of being an athlete – one that is committed to success and to being a man of character�”

MikesTankieWiCZ**

senior // rhP // 6-2 // 220 // r/rDes Plaines, ill. // Maine WesT h.s. // valParaiso


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sTankieWiCZ’s Career sTaTisTiCs aT illinoisYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg� WP HBP BK’07 7�25 4-6 14/12 3 2/0 0 67�0 91 56 54 22 22 13 1 8 276 �330 8 15 2’08 6�67 2-4 15/8 1 1/0 1 54�0 80 44 40 14 20 26 2 7 223 �359 6 6 0Total 6.99 6-10 29/20 4 3/0 1 121.0 171 100 94 36 42 39 3 15 499 .343 14 21 2

sTankieWiCZ’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg� WP HBP BK’07 5�93 3-3 8/7 3 2/0 0 41�0 52 29 27 14 15 5 1 8 172 �302 4 8 2’08 7�92 1-2 7/3 1 1/0 0 25�0 37 24 22 9 7 12 0 5 104 �356 2 2 0Total 6.68 4-5 15/10 4 3/0 0 66.0 89 53 49 23 22 17 1 13 276 .322 6 10 2

sTankieWiCZ aT The Big Ten TournaMenT2006 Date Opponent GS IP H R eR BB K WP HBP W/L S5/24 Minnesota * 1�0 5 5 5 0 0 0 2 L -

2007 Date Opponent GS IP H R eR BB K WP HBP W/L S5/22 Michigan 0�0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -Totals 45.00 1 1.0 6 5 5 0 0 0 2 0-1 0

sToCkWell’s Career BesTsaB: � � � � � � � � � 6 vs� Penn State, 4/25/08

hits: � � � � � � � 4 at Northwestern, 4/13/07

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� � � � � � � � � � � � � � last at Baylor, 2/29/08

rBi: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3, twice

� � � � � � �last vs� Michigan State, 5/20/07

2B: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, nine times

� � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Michigan, 4/12/08

sB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, twice


hr: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, four times

� � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Saint Louis, 4/2/08

aT illinois2008 – Junior: Platooned in right field, playing in 44 games and starting 25 … Started 23 games in right field and two in center field … Recorded eight multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI games … Had consecutive multiple-hit games against Saint Louis and Indiana on April 2 and 5 … Homered against Saint Louis on April 2 … Had an RBI single in the series opener at Ohio State after entering as a late-inning defensive replacement … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Named a George Huff Award winner … Led the Lombard Orioles to a Wisconsin State League title during the summer�

2007 – soPhoMore: Played in 43 games, starting 26 … Started 20 games in right field, three at first base, two in center field and one at DH … Became the Illini’s everyday rightfielder starting with the Western Michigan game through the series opener at Michigan, a stretch of 22 games … Started that string with a 2-for-3 outing, a homer, three RBI and two runs … Hit 2-for-4 with two RBI in the nightcap against Ohio State, then was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run against Bradley … Went 4-for-4 with two RBI in the series opener at Northwestern … Hit 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and a run in the series finale against Minnesota … Finished the regular season by starting an Illini rally with a three-run homer against Michigan State on May 20, helping Illinois overcome a 7-0 deficit … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Played for the Lombard Orioles of the Wisconsin State League over the summer along with Illini teammate Matt Dittman … Named MvP of the Stan Musial World Series after leading Lombard to an undefeated SMWS title�

2006 – reDshirT-FreshMan: Played in 16 games, primarily serving as a late-inning defensive replacement … Notched his first career hit against Texas A&M on March 13 … Also

recorded a hit against Missouri on May 17 … Had seven at bats on the year … Played for the Lombard Orioles of the Wisconsin State League during the summer�

2005 – FreshMan: Redshirted the 2005 season … Played for the Lake erie Monarchs of the Great Lakes League during the summer of 2005�

high sChoolearned six varsity letters at Andrean High School, three apiece in baseball and football … Batted �436 with eight home runs in 2004, his senior season … Named All-Lake Athletic Conference for baseball and football in both 2003 and 2004 … Named to the All-Area baseball team in 2004 … earned All-State honorable mention in 2004 … Named All-Area football in 2003 and 2004, and named All-State honorable mention in 2003 … Helped Andrean to a runner-up finish in the state baseball tournament in 2004 … Went 2-for-4 in the 2004 championship game with a run scored … Helped Andrean to second-place finishes in the state football playoffs in 2002 and 2003 … Had six catches for 48 yards in the 2003 football title game … Caught 37 passes for 948 yards in the 2003 season�

PersonalBorn May 14, 1986 … Parents are Gary and vicky Stockwell … Majoring in kinesiology … Has a brother, Jeremy (26), who pitched for Bradley … His biggest thrill in sports was playing for three state championships (two football, one baseball) at the RCA Dome and victory Field in Indianapolis … Lists Pete Rose as his favorite athlete … After graduating, he wants to become an emergency room doctor … Says his parents both influenced his athletic career because “they always pushed me to be the best in everything I did�”

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sToCkWell’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’05 Redshirted season’06 �286 16-0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 �286 0 0 3 �286 0 0 0-0 7 0 1 �875’07 �260 43-26 104 21 27 4 0 3 24 40 �385 5 7 24 �333 1 0 1-1 84 3 2 �978’08 �299 44-25 97 14 29 5 0 1 11 37 �381 10 1 24 �367 1 2 1-2 74 1 3 �962Total .279 103-51 208 35 58 9 0 4 35 79 .380 15 8 51 .348 2 2 2-3 165 4 6 .966

sToCkWell’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’05 Redshirted season’06 �000 6-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 �000 0 0 0 �000 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1�000’07 �286 22-17 56 12 16 2 0 2 12 24 �429 2 3 13 �344 0 0 0-0 43 1 1 �978’08 �298 26-15 57 8 17 3 0 0 5 20 �351 6 0 13 �365 0 0 1-2 45 1 2 �958Total .289 54-32 114 20 33 5 0 2 17 44 .386 8 3 26 .352 0 0 1-2 90 2 3 .968

sToCkWell aT The Big Ten TournaMenT2007 Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB K SB-A5/23 Iowa * 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-05/24 Minnesota * 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-05/25 Penn State * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0

2008 Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB K SB-A5/21 Ohio State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0Totals .143 3 14 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0

sToCkWell’s Career PosiTion sTarTsPosition StartsRight field 43Center field 4 First base 3Designated hitter 1

sToCkWell’s Career BaTTing orDer sTarTsBatting Order StartsNo� 4 1No� 5 1No� 6 2No� 7 3No� 8 34No� 9 10

BarreTT’s Career BesTsiP: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �6�0, twice

� � � � � � � last vs� Southern Illinois, 4/1/08

hits: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, three times


runs: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, five times

� � � � � � � � last vs� Illinois College, 4/9/08

er: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, six times

� � � � � � � � � � last vs� Ohio State, 5/10/08

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� � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Michigan, 4/12/08

BB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �0, seven times

� � � � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Purdue, 5/17/08

aT illinois2008 – soPhoMore: Made 14 appearances on the season and four starts … Posted a 3-0 record and an 8�75 eRA … earned a win against Southern Illinois on April 1, allowing just two runs on seven hits in six innings … Started and tossed two shutout innings against Illinois College to combine on a 17-0 shutout … earned a win over Illinois State by giving up two runs on three hits in five innings … Defeated Penn State on April 27 for his first career Big Ten win … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Named a George Huff Award winner … Played for the Glens Falls Golden eagles of the New York Collegiate Baseball League during the summer�

2007 – FreshMan: Made 12 appearances on the season with five starts … earned his first collegiate win against Stephen F� Austin with two innings of relief … Recorded his first career save against Dartmouth on March 22 with three perfect innings, including three strikeouts … Made his first collegiate start against Western Michigan on April 3 … Made his first Big Ten start on April 15 at Northwestern, putting together six solid innings, a career-long outing�

high sChoolearned All-State honors by the IHSA and second-team honors by Prep Baseball Report in 2006, along with All-SICA West Conference and All-Area accolades by The Star and The Herald newspapers … Named Player of Year by The Star in 2006 … Posted a 1�06 eRA with 92 strikeouts in 66 innings during his senior season … Member of the 2005 Illinois AA State Championship Team … Member of Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society … Also participated in soccer, football and basketball�

PersonalBorn Nov� 3, 1987 … Parents are William and Linda Barrett … Majoring in agribusiness, markets and management … Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite athlete … Credits his high school baseball coach, Jim Hall, as the biggest influence on his athletic career because “he made me realize my passion for the game�”

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BarreTT’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K AB B/Avg� WP HBP’07 7�08 1-2 12/5 0 0/0 1 34�1 33 30 27 16 17 130 �254 11 12’08 8�75 3-0 14/4 0 0/1 0 36�0 52 43 35 23 16 161 �323 2 3Total 7.93 4-2 26/9 0 0/1 1 70.1 85 73 62 39 33 291 .292 13 15

BarreTT’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K AB B/Avg� WP HBP’07 8�79 0-1 4/2 0 0/0 0 14�1 17 16 14 9 4 58 �293 8 7’08 9�45 1-0 6/1 0 0/0 0 13�1 24 21 14 11 4 66 �364 1 0Total 9.11 1-1 10/3 0 0/0 0 27.2 41 37 28 20 8 124 .331 9 7

Braun’s Career BesTsiP: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �2�0, four times


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runs: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, eight times

� � � � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Purdue, 5/16/08

er: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, eight times

� � � � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Purdue, 5/16/08

k: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3, twice

� � � � � � � last vs� eastern Illinois, 4/15/08

BB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, eight times

� � � � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Purdue, 5/16/08

aT illinois2008 – reDshirT-FreshMan: Made 13 appearances, all out of the bullpen … All 13 appearances came in a span of 38 games from March 21-May 16 … Kept Illinois’ no-hit bid alive against Saint Louis with two perfect innings and two strikeouts … Also tossed perfect innings against Minnesota and Western Illinois … Turned in shutout appearances against Central Connecticut State, Illinois College, Michigan, Southern Illinois and Purdue … Left-handed hitters hit just �190 against him … earned a spot on the team in the fall of 2007 following open tryouts … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Played for the Chicago Clout of the Skyscraper League during the summer�

2007 – FreshMan: Not a member of the UI squad�

high sChoolCompiled a 1�80 eRA during Central Suburban League North play in 2006 … All-CSL as a first baseman and pitcher in 2006 … Deerfield team MvP in 2006 … Named a junior all-star in the CSL as both a first baseman and pitcher in 2005, and named a senior all-star at first base and pitcher in 2006 … Three-time letterwinner, earning two in baseball and one in soccer�

PersonalBorn Nov� 24, 1987 … Parents are Sheldon and Lynn Braun … Majoring in speech communication … Has two older sisters, Jen and Haley … Member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity … Lists his biggest sports thrill as winning the CSL in 2006 and catching the final out of the clinching game … His earliest baseball memory is former MLB outfielder Dave Martinez hitting a home run after rubbing Wes’ hat on his jersey for good luck … Four-year honor roll member at Deerfield�

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Braun’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K AB B/Avg� WP HBP’08 7�50 0-0 13/0 0 0/1 0 18�0 22 17 15 10 7 74 �297 2 2Total 7.50 0-0 13/0 0 0/1 0 18.0 22 17 15 10 7 74 .297 2 2

Braun’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K AB B/Avg� WP HBP’08 9�72 0-0 6/0 0 0/0 0 8�1 13 9 9 6 1 36 �361 2 2Total 9.72 0-0 6/0 0 0/0 0 8.1 13 9 9 6 1 36 .361 2 2

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CaPPeTTa’s Career BesTsaB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2, twice


hits: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, four times


runs: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, nine times


rBi: � � � � � � � � 3 vs� Penn State, 4/26/08

2B: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, twice


hr: � � � � � � � � � 1 vs� Penn State, 4/26/08

sB: � � � � � �1 vs� Michigan State, 3/30/08

aT illinois2008 – FreshMan: Played in 24 games, including 11 as a pinch hitter … Hit his first career home run against Penn State on April 26, a three-run shot … Also had one hit each against Judson, Indiana State and Illinois College … Had hits in his first two career at bats … Stole his first career base at Michigan State on March 30 … Played for the DuPage Dragons of the Central Illinois Collegiate League over the summer�

high sChoolRanked No� 15 in the state of Illinois Class of 2007 by Prep Baseball Report … Along with Illini teammates Nick Chmielewski and Casey McMurray, led Top Tier summer team to 2007 Connie Mack World Series … Selected to the 2007 Chicago Sun Times All-State team … Named to the 2007 Chicago Tribune All-State special mention … 2007 Suburban Catholic Conference Player of the Year … Two-time Daily Herald All-Area and three-time All-Suburban Catholic Conference selection … 2007 Daily Herald DuPage County Player of the Year … As a senior, hit �420 with 10 HR and 38 RBI, with a 9-1 pitching record and a 0�50 eRA …

Hit �445 with 10 home runs to go with eight pitching wins and a no-hitter in 2006 … Hit �430 as a sophomore and won nine games on the mound … Led Montini to a 2004 State Class A runner-up finish, winning the semifinal game against Williamsville … Played in the 2006 Jack Kaiser All-Star game … earned 11 varsity letters – four apiece in baseball and basketball, and three in football … Two-time Daily Herald All-Area selection in football (2005 and 2006) … Amassed over 2,300 total yards as a quarterback in the 2006 season … Led Montini to the 2004 4A state football championship … Rushed for 200 yards in a 2005 state football playoff game against Rock Island Alleman … All-time Montini basketball assist leader�

PersonalBorn Jan� 11, 1989 … Parents are Tony and Annie Cappetta … enrolled in the College of Business … Cousin, Sean Delaney, was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 1992 … Lists his biggest sports thrill as scoring a touchdown in the state championship football game … Brett Favre is his favorite athlete … Member of National Honor Society … Was an Illinois State Scholar�

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CaPPeTTa’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’08 �267 24-0 15 9 4 2 0 1 5 9 �600 4 0 6 �421 0 0 1-2 2 13 0 1�000Total .267 24-0 15 9 4 2 0 1 5 9 .600 4 0 6 .421 0 0 1-2 2 13 0 1.000

CaPPeTTa’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’08 �125 13-0 8 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 �500 0 0 4 �125 0 0 1-2 1 4 0 1�000Total .125 13-0 8 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 .500 0 0 4 .125 0 0 1-2 1 4 0 1.000

ChMieleWski’s Career BesTsiP: � � � � 5�0 vs� Western Illinois, 4/23/08

hits: � � � � � � � � �0 vs� Saint Louis, 4/2/08

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BB: � � � � � � � 0 vs� Illinois College, 4/9/08

aT illinois2008 – FreshMan: Made 15 appearances with three starts … Shared midweek starter duties with Billy Barrett, beginning games against Saint Louis, Western Illinois and Southern Illinois … Tossed three no-hit innings against Saint Louis … Had his best outing against Western Illinois, allowing two runs in five innings to get the win … Recorded a career-high five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings against Central Connecticut State … Played for the Fayeteville SwampDogs of the Coastal Plain League during the summer with teammates Aaron Martin and Ben Reeser�

high sChoolRanked No� 8 in the state of Illinois Class of 2007 by Prep Baseball Report … Along with Illini teammates Pete Cappetta and Casey McMurray, led Top Tier summer team to 2007 Connie Mack World Series … Ranked 85th in the country in the Class of 2007 by Baseball America … Named to 2007 Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times and Star newspapers All-State teams … 2007 first-team IHSBCA All-State selection … Named the Star Male Athlete of the Year … Named All-Southwest Suburban Conference in baseball and football in his junior and senior seasons … Played at

the 2006 SICA All-Star Showcase … Went 6-1 with a 0�79 eRA for Top Tier during the summer of 2007 … Selected to play in the 2006 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif� … earned 10 varsity letters playing football, basketball, and baseball … Posted a 4-1 record and a 1�75 eRA his junior year at Sandburg … Went 7-2 with a 1�69 eRA on the Top Tier travel team … Caught 52 passes for 584 yards during his senior football season … Made 46 percent of the three-pointers he attempted during the 2006-07 basketball season�

PersonalBorn Jan� 29, 1986 … Parents are Chris and Kim Chmielewski … enrolled in the College of Business … Lists his biggest thrill in sports as winning a national tournament of 108 teams and being named MvP when he was 13 … Roger Clemens is his favorite athlete … His earliest baseball memory is of pitching and hitting a home run in the championship game of a 7-year-old travel-team league … Named to the honor roll his junior and senior years at Sandburg … His Fighting Illini hero growing up was Frank Williams�

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ChMieleWski’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K AB B/Avg� WP HBP’08 7�39 3-2 15/3 0 0/1 0 31�2 33 28 26 24 13 122 �270 6 11Total 7.39 3-2 15/3 0 0/1 0 31.2 33 28 26 24 13 122 .270 6 11

ChMieleWski’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K AB B/Avg� WP HBP’08 15�00 0-0 4/0 0 0/0 0 6�0 9 11 10 8 3 26 �346 4 1Total 15.00 0-0 4/0 0 0/0 0 6.0 9 11 10 8 3 26 .346 4 1

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giller’s Career BesTsaB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5, five times


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runs: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2, three times


rBi: � � � � � � � 2 at La�-Lafayette, 2/25/07

2B: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, four times

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � vs� Michigan, 4/12/08

sB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, three times


giller’s Career PosiTion sTarTsPosition Starts

Designated hitter 14

First base 4

giller’s Career BaTTing orDer sTarTsBatting Order Starts

No� 2 4

No� 4 1

No� 5 3

No� 6 3

No� 7 5

No� 8 1

No� 9 1

aT illinois2008 – soPhoMore: Played in 24 games, starting eight … Started six games at DH and two at first base … Illinois’ best pinch hitter, going 4-for-10 in that role … Had three games with two hits – against Illinois College, Western Illinois and Penn State … Went 2-for-4 with two runs, an RBI and a walk against IC … Was 2-for-5 with two runs and a steal against WIU … Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against PSU … Stole a base in three consecutive games from April 20-23 … Recorded doubles against Saint Louis and Michigan … Was perfect in 47 chances at first base … Played for the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League during the summer�

2007 – FreshMan: Played in 22 games, starting 10 … Started eight games at designated hitter and two at first base … Went 6-for-15 (�400) in his first four collegiate games, driving in four runs and scoring four … Had consecutive two-hit games at Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb� 25) and against Sam Houston State … Served as Illinois’ designated hitter in eight of the team’s first 10 games … Went 3-of-7 (�429) in the No� 4 hole in the batting order … Hit �357 when playing first base … Played for the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League over the summer�

high sChoolHit �442 with 15 homers, 59 RBI and 11 steals in 2006 … Named All-State and All-Area by the Chicago Tribune in 2006 … Also named All-east Suburban Catholic Conference

and the Pioneer Press Athlete of the Year in 2006 … Hit �512 in east Suburban Catholic Conference play in 2005 … Averaged a home run every 10 at-bats and stole 23-of-24 bases in 2005 … Slugged �965 with 110 total bases in 114 at-bats over 38 games in 2005 … Hit �442 east Suburban Catholic Conference play in 2006 … Played in the Perfect Game AFLAC Midwest Showcase … Named 2005 & 2006 St� Patrick MvP … Four-year letterwinner in baseball and lettered twice in basketball … Also named All-eSCC in basketball … Participated in the 2004 Senior World Series in Bangor, Maine, and the 2005 Junior All-Stars … Invited to work out for the White Sox, Phillies, Indians and Devil Rays�

PersonalBorn Jan� 7, 1988 … Parents are Robert Giller and Susan Sunday … Majoring in community health … enjoys playing baseball, video games and cards, and watching Tv … Lists his biggest thrill in sports as playing in the IHSA championship game in 2006 … His favorite athlete is Michael Jordan … Past summer jobs include working as an umpire … His earliest baseball memory is going to spring training in Arizona with his dad … Lists his dad as most influencing his athletic career�

Mikegiller*

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giller’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’07 �240 22-10 50 9 12 2 0 0 7 14 �280 3 1 8 �291 1 0 0-0 28 4 1 �970’08 �239 24-8 46 7 11 2 0 0 6 13 �283 4 1 5 �308 1 1 3-3 43 4 0 1�000Total .240 46-18 96 16 23 4 0 0 13 27 .281 7 2 13 .299 2 1 3-3 71 8 1 .988

giller’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’07 �000 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 �000 0 0 0 �000 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 �000’08 �353 13-2 17 1 6 1 0 0 3 7 �412 1 0 1 �389 0 0 1-1 8 1 0 1�000Total .286 17-2 21 1 6 1 0 0 3 7 .333 1 0 1 .318 0 0 1-1 10 1 0 1.000

haig’s Career BesTsiP: � � � � � � � � � � �7�0 vs� Purdue, 5/17/08

hits: � � � � � � 1 vs� Illinois College, 4/9/08

runs: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, three times

� � � � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Purdue, 5/17/08

er: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, four times

� � � � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Purdue, 5/17/08

k: � � � � � � � � � � � 5 vs� Michigan, 4/11/08

BB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, twice


aT illinois2008 – FreshMan: Became Illinois’ No� 3 starter in the Minnesota series … Made 10 appearances with seven starts … earned the final Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honor after tossing a two-hit shutout against Purdue on May 17 with three strikeouts and two walks … Started his career with a streak of five innings without allowing an earned run against Indiana, Illinois College and Michigan … Struck out three in his first career outing at Indiana and struck out a career-high five in three innings against Michigan … Allowed one earned run in six innings against Northwestern to get his first career win … Joined the baseball team in mid-January after playing football in the fall … Played for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League along with teammates Aaron Johnson, Craig Lutes and Kevin Manson … Went 5-3 with a 2�49 eRA and only 57 hits allowed in 68 2/3 innings for the Honkers with a �236 opponent batting average�

high sChoolHelped Henry Sibley to a fourth-place finish at the Minnesota state tournament in 2005 … Three-time baseball All-State selection from 2005-07 … Recorded a 0�90 eRA as a sophomore, a 1�10 eRA as a junior and a 1�89 eRA his

senior season … All-Classic Suburban Conference selection in five sports: baseball, football, basketball, tennis and wrestling … earned 14 varsity letters, including four before reaching ninth grade (tennis – 2, wrestling – 2) … Three-time All-Classic Suburban selection in baseball, two-time all-conference in football and tennis, and one-time all-conference in basketball and wrestling … Reached the Minnesota state tennis quarterfinals in doubles in 2003 and 2004, and led Henry Sibley to a state team quarterfinalist berth in 2002 and 2004�

PersonalBorn Dec� 23, 1988 … Parents are Allan Haig and Jennifer Christensen … Majoring in sport management … Has two sisters, Andrea (25) and Joanna (22) … Mother, Jennifer, played volleyball at Iowa State … Both sisters played college soccer, with Andrea playing at Wayne State and Joanna playing at Louisville … Joanna also is a member of the U�S� U-23 national team player pool … Lists his favorite athletes as Brett Favre and Johan Santana because they are the best in the sport they play … His earliest baseball memory is hitting a grand slam in second grade … Lists Kirby Puckett as his hero growing up�

Philhaig*

soPhoMore // lhP // 6-3 // 205 // l/linver grove heighTs, Minn // henry siBley h.s.

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haig’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K AB B/Avg� WP HBP’08 6�19 2-3 10/7 1 1/1 0 36�1 45 28 25 14 19 143 �315 3 9Total 6.19 2-3 10/7 1 1/1 0 36.1 45 28 25 14 19 143 .315 3 9

haig’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K AB B/Avg� WP HBP’08 4�45 2-1 7/5 1 1/0 0 30�1 34 17 15 10 18 135 �296 2 6Total 4.45 2-1 7/5 1 1/0 0 30.1 34 17 15 10 18 135 .296 2 6

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Johnson’s Career BesTsaB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6, twice


hits: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3, five times


runs: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3, twice


rBi: � � � � � � � � � � � � 5 at Indiana, 4/7/08

2B: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, eight times


hr: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, five times

� � � � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Purdue, 5/17/08

sB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1 at Indiana, 4/6/08

Johnson’s Career PosiTion sTarTsPosition Starts

Catcher 42

Johnson’s Career BaTTing orDer sTarTsBatting Order Starts

No� 4 22

No� 5 1

No� 6 2

No� 7 16

No� 8 1

aT illinois2008 – soPhoMore: Played in 46 games and started 42 … Became Illinois’ everyday catcher after April 6 at Indiana, starting 27 of the last 29 games … Hit �306 overall and �337 in Big Ten play … Had a career-best 12-game hitting streak from April 20-May 5 … Had six multiple-hit games during that hitting streak … Led the Big Ten in runners caught stealing (24) with the fewest stolen bases against him among everyday catchers (33), throwing out a whopping 43 percent of would-be base-stealers … Threw out over half of the runners who attempted steals (17-of-32) against him in Big Ten play … Tied for fourth in Big Ten in runners picked off (3) … Ranked sixth on the team with seven multiple-RBI games … Had a career day in the finale at Indiana, going 3-for-6 with a homer, five RBIs and three runs … Hit a walk-off home run against Northwestern on May 5 to give Illinois a 10-9 win … Had a pair of two-hit games in the series against Purdue … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Played for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League along with teammates Phil Haig, Craig Lutes and Kevin Manson�

Prior To illinoisHit �333 for the Lethbridge Bulls of the Western Major Baseball League in Canada over the summer of 2007 … Had 18 RBI, 15 runs, eight doubles, two home runs and a triple in 21 games, and threw out 7-of-18 would-be base-stealers … Hit �333 with 30 RBI, seven doubles, a homer, a �500 on-base percentage and 9-of-12 stolen bases for Prairie Baseball Academy in 2007 … Led his U-17 team to a national championship by hitting �370 with two homers in the finals�

PersonalBorn March 15, 1987 … Parents are Bill and Rhonda Johnson … Majoring in sociology … Younger brother, Jay, plays for PBA … Drafted in the 46th round by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2006 … Lists Ivan Rodriguez as his favorite athlete … earliest baseball memory is the Seattle Mariners winning the American League Divisional Series on Joey Cora’s double that drove in Ken Griffey Jr�

aaronJohnson*

Junior // C // 6-0 // 210 // r/rsussex Corner, neW BrunsWiCk // sussex regional h.s. // leThBriDge College


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Johnson’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’08 �306 46-42 157 30 48 9 0 5 29 72 �459 13 6 26 �379 1 0 1-3 196 45 7 �972Total .306 46-42 157 30 48 9 0 5 29 72 .459 13 6 26 .379 1 0 1-3 196 45 7 .972

Johnson’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’08 �337 25-25 86 22 29 5 0 4 20 46 �535 10 4 10 �426 1 0 1-2 92 27 4 �967Total .337 25-25 86 22 29 5 0 4 20 46 .535 10 4 10 .426 1 0 1-2 92 27 4 .967

luTes’ Career BesTsaB: � � � � � � � � 6 at Illinois State, 4/17/07

hits: � � � � � � � � � � � 3 vs� Judson, 3/24/08

runs: � � � � � � � � � � 3 vs� Judson, 3/24/08

rBi: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4, twice

� � � � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Judson, 3/24/08

2B: � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2 vs� Akron, 3/16/08

3B: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, four times

� � � � � � � last vs� eastern Illinois, 4/15/08

hr: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, five times


luTes’ Career PosiTion sTarTsPosition Starts

Right field 20

Left field 8

Designated hitter 7

Center field 4

luTes’ Career BaTTing orDer sTarTsBatting Order Starts

No� 7 8

No� 8 30

No� 9 1

aT illinois2008 – soPhoMore: Split time with Nick Stockwell in right field, starting 30 games and playing in 41 … Started 20 games in right field, eight in left field and two in center field … Went 4-for-8 with two doubles, three runs and one RBI in two games at Ohio State … Illinois was 13-7 when he started in right field and 21-9 when he hit in the No� 8 hole … Fifth on the team with three home runs … Fifth on the team with 20 walks … Homered in the series finale against Northwestern to give Illinois an 8-7 lead in the eighth … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Played for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League along with teammates Phil Haig, Aaron Johnson and Kevin Manson�

2007 – FreshMan: Played in 21 games, starting nine … Started seven games at designated hitter and two in center field … Hit �289 with 12 RBIs and a �556 slugging percentage in 45 at bats … Hit his first career home run against Yale (March 18), earning the starting DH job for the next seven games … Homered against Dartmouth (March 19), going 2-for-4 with three RBIs, a homer, a double and a run … Went 3-for-6 with a double, a triple, four RBIs and two runs at Illinois State … Played for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League during the summer�

high sChoolLed Normal Community to a state tournament appearance in 2004 … Was a unanimous All-Big 12 Conference selection in 2005, as well as an Illinois High School Coaches Association All-State selection … Four-year letterwinner in

baseball and football, and has three letters in basketball … Hit �355 with 23 RBIs, four home runs and four triples in 2005 … Slugged �634 with a �450 on-base percentage in 2005 … Followed the 2005 season up by hitting �377 with a �520 on-base percentage as a senior in 2006 … Two-time first-team All-Big 12 conference selection as a junior and senior, while being named second-team All-Conference in football in 2005 … Reached the American Legion state tournament in 2004 with the Bloomington Gold team … High school team also won the sectional championship in 2006 … Played in the 2005 IHSCA All-Star game, the 2006 ICA All-Star game and the 2006 Bloomington Pantagraph All-Star game … Named the 2006 Bloomington Pantagraph Male Athlete of the Year as a senior … Played quarterback for the Normal Community Class 6A state runner-up football team as a senior … Also averaged 12�9 points per game on the Normal Community basketball team … Basketball team captured the sectional crown in 2005�

PersonalBorn June 15, 1987 … Parents are John and Rene Lutes … Majoring in finance … Sister, Katie, is on the Illinois softball team … Lists his biggest thrill in sports as playing quarterback in the 2005 6A football state championship game … earliest baseball memory was getting to the park hours before anyone else with his dad to catch fly balls on his 8- and 9-year-old travel team … Lists Brett Favre as his favorite athlete because he is the ultimate blue-collar, competitive athlete�

CraigluTes*

Junior // oF // 6-0 // 180 // l/lnorMal, ill. // norMal CoMMuniTy h.s.

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luTes’ Career sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’07 �289 21-9 45 6 13 4 1 2 12 25 �556 2 0 17 �313 1 0 0-0 4 0 2 �667’08 �245 41-30 106 29 26 6 2 3 15 45 �425 20 0 18 �362 1 0 2-3 66 0 1 �985Total .258 62-39 151 35 39 10 3 5 27 70 .464 22 0 35 .349 2 0 2-3 70 0 3 .959

luTes’ Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’07 �250 4-3 12 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 �333 0 0 7 �250 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 �000’08 �219 24-18 64 16 14 3 1 1 5 22 �344 12 0 8 �342 0 0 0-0 36 0 1 �973Total .224 28-21 76 16 17 4 1 1 5 26 .342 12 0 15 .330 0 0 0-0 36 0 1 .973

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Manson’s Career BesTsiP: � � � � � � � � 9�0 vs� Ohio State, 5/21/08

hits: � � � � � � 2 vs� Robert Morris, 4/18/07

runs: � � � � � 1 vs� Robert Morris, 4/18/07

er: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, twice


k: � � � � � � � � � 8 vs� Northwestern, 5/3/08

BB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 0, four times


aT illinois2008 – soPhoMore: Named to the All-Big Ten third team as a starting pitcher … Named to the All-Big Ten Tournament team … Had 13 appearances on the season with 11 starts, including eight in Big Ten play … Won five of his last six starts … Tossed his first career complete game against Ohio State to open the Big Ten Tournament, allowing four hits, two unearned runs, no walks and striking out four … Had one of his best starts at Ohio State on May 9, allowing just one earned run in six innings before the game was suspended by rain and his start was cut short … Led the team and tied for third in the Big Ten with eight wins … Allowed only 19 walks, which ranked second in the Big Ten … Became Illinois’ No� 1 starter against eastern Kentucky on Spring Trip, allowing four runs in 6 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts … earned his first win of the season against Kansas then defeated Michigan State to start Big Ten play … Fired a then-career high eight innings at Minnesota, allowing just two runs on six hits … Received amazing run support, averaging 8�1 runs of support per game … Recorded a career-high eight strikeouts in six innings against Northwestern … Played for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League along with teammates Phil Haig, Aaron Johnson and Craig Lutes�

2007 – FreshMan: Made 10 apperances on the season with five starts … Made his first start against Robert Morris, not allowing an earned run in four innings of work … Got his

first career win the next week against Blackburn, giving up two runs – one earned – on five hits with five strikeouts in five innings … Defeated Southern Illinois with five solid innings in his third start … earned his first career Big Ten start against Michigan on May 6 … Also started against Indiana on May 13 … Tossed a scoreless inning of relief against Minnesota on May 24 … Played for the Crestwood Panthers of the Chicago Suburban Baseball League over the summer … Led the Panthers to the NBC World Series, where they finished third�

high sChoolIn 2006, had a 1�26 eRA and 5-2 record with two saves … Named an All-Central Suburban League pitcher in 2006 … Played in the 2006 Senior All-Star Game (Central Suburban League) … earned 2005 MvP and Pitcher of the Year Award at Maine South High School … Named 2006 Maine South Pitcher of the Year … Coached by William Milano�

PersonalBorn Dec� 21, 1987 … Parents are Chuck and Joan Manson … Majoring in sport management … Father, Chuck, played basketball at Illinois-Chicago … Honor roll student all four years of high school … Lists biggest thrill in sports as beating state-ranked Glenbrook North in the IHSA state playoffs … Lists C�C� Sabathia as his favorite athlete�

kevinManson**

Junior // rhP // 6-7 // 230 // r/rPark riDge, ill. // Maine souTh h.s.


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Manson’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K AB B/Avg� WP HBP’07 6�08 2-2 10/5 0 0/0 0 26�2 30 21 18 12 16 103 �291 1 1’08 5�42 8-2 13/11 1 0/0 0 74�2 88 51 45 19 41 292 �301 4 11Total 5.60 10-4 23/16 1 0/0 0 101.1 118 72 63 31 57 395 .299 5 12

Manson’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K AB B/Avg� WP HBP’07 9�53 0-1 2/2 0 0/0 0 5�2 9 7 6 4 2 23 �391 0 0’08 7�14 5-2 8/8 0 0/0 0 46�2 65 40 37 12 19 195 �333 2 7Total 7.39 5-3 10/10 0 0/0 0 52.1 74 47 43 16 21 218 .339 2 7

MCMurray’s Career BesTsaB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6 vs� Akron, 3/16/08

hits: � � � � � � � � 5 vs� Penn State, 4/25/08

runs: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3, twice


rBi: � � � � � � � � 3 vs� Penn State, 4/25/08

2B: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2, three times

� � � � � � � � � � � � � last Penn State, 4/25/08

sB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1, five times


MCMurray’s Career PosiTion sTarTsPosition Starts

Left field 48

MCMurray’s Career BaTTing orDer sTarTsBatting Order Starts

No� 1 5

No� 2 10

No� 7 1

No� 9 32

aT illinois2008 – FreshMan: Named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American as selected by Collegiate Baseball … Started 48 games, all in left field, and played in 51 … Named Big Ten Player of the Week on April 28 after hitting 11-for-15 (�733) in four games against Penn State with six RBIs, a four-hit game and a five-hit game … His 54 hits rank 10th in Illinois freshman history and his �331 average is just outside the top-10 … Had a career-high five hits and a career-high three RBIs against PSU on April 25 … Also went 4-for-4 in the series finale against PSU on April 27 … Had three games with two doubles – Akron, Central Connecticut State and Penn State … Hit mostly in the No� 9 hole, starting there 30 times and hitting �347 … Played for the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate League during the summer … Traveled to Cuba with the Foresters and also helped the squad reach the National Baseball Congress World Series, which it won … Hit �325 with a �441 on-base percentage, 11 RBIs, 17 runs and stole 7-of-8 bases in 77 at bats for the Foresters�

high sChoolRanked No� 9 in the state of Illinois Class of 2007 by Prep Baseball Report … Along with Illini teammates Pete Cappetta and Nick Chmielewski, led Top Tier summer team to 2007 Connie Mack World Series … Named a 2007 first-team Louisville Slugger High School All-American … earned 10 varsity letters playing football, wrestling, and baseball

… Led Lyons to regional and sectional championships in his junior and senior years … Batted �500 during the 2006 season … Named first-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune, IHSBCA and Prep Baseball Report in 2006 and 2007 … Named the 2007 Chicago Sun Times Male Athlete of the Year … Named first-team All-State by the Sun Times in 2007 … Played in the Jack Kaiser Junior All-Star Game and the Stevenson Showcase, going 4-for-4 with two homers, a double and eight RBIs at Stevenson … Led Prairie Gravel to three summer state championships from 2004-06 … Led Lyons to a 2006 IHSA state finals berth … 2006 state qualifier in wrestling … Finished his wrestling career with a 100-25 record … Seven-time West Suburban All-Conference selection – three times in wrestling (2004-06), twice in football (2005-06) and twice in baseball (2004-05) … Running back for Lyons’ football team that qualified for the IHSA 8A playoffs three times�

PersonalBorn Dec� 27, 1988 … Parents are Kevin and Carol McMurray … enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences … Has two brothers, Matt and Ryan … Father, Kevin, was a diver at Western Illinois … Brother, Ryan, wrestled at Augustana College … Grandfather played in the Cubs organization from 1946-1948 … earned the J Kyle Braid leadership award in 2005�

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MCMurray’s Career sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’08 �331 51-48 163 28 54 12 0 0 24 66 �405 15 5 17 �398 3 0 7-9 62 2 3 �955Total .331 51-48 163 28 54 12 0 0 24 66 .405 15 5 17 .398 3 0 7-9 62 2 3 .955

MCMurray’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’08 �338 27-25 80 18 27 5 0 0 9 32 �400 7 2 6 �400 1 0 4-5 32 1 2 �943Total .338 27-25 80 18 27 5 0 0 9 32 .400 7 2 6 .400 1 0 4-5 32 1 2 .943

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MonTgoMery’s Career BesTsaB: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5, three times

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � last at Indiana, 4/5/08

hits: � � � � � 3 at Michigan State, 3/29/08

runs: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2, three times

� � � � � � � � � � � � � last vs� Judson, 3/24/08

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MonTgoMery’s Career PosiTion sTarTsPosition Starts

Catcher 14

MonTgoMery’s Career BaTTing orDer sTarTsBatting Order Starts

No� 7 14

aT illinois2008 – soPhoMore: Played in 26 games, starting 14 behind the plate … Was Illinois’ primary catcher from March 18-April 6, starting 12 of 14 games … Had a career day in the series opener at Michigan State, going 3-for-5 with two RBIs … Hit �500 (4-for-8) with three RBIs and four runs in three starts over Spring Trip … Had a career-best six-game hitting streak from March 18-29 … Played for the San Diego Waves of the Western Semi-Pro Baseball Association during the summer�

2007 – reDshirT-FreshMan: Member of the UI squad�

2006 – FreshMan: Redshirted the 2006 season�

high sChoolLed esperanza High to a championship in the 2005 National Classic … Hit over �300 from 2003-05 … Won the esperanza Coach Award in 2005 … earned three varsity letters in baseball while participating in the Sunset Conference�

PersonalBorn Oct� 15, 1987, in Anaheim, Calif� … Parents are Mark and Nancy Montgomery … Majoring in kinesiology … Has an older brother, Matt (31), and two older sisters, Danyelle (30) and Brittany (24) … Father, Mark, was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds … enjoys playing sports and singing … Lists his biggest thrill in sports as hitting a game-winning home run in the regional championship game … His favorite athlete is Alex Rodriguez because of his work ethic … His earliest baseball memory is hitting a home run in the first game he played … Named to the esperanza principal’s honor roll 2001-05 … earned recognition as a scholar-athlete at esperanza 2001-05 … Plans to become an orthopedic surgeon after finishing school�

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MonTgoMery’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’06 Redshirted season’07 �000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 �000 0 0 0 �000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 �000’08 �250 14-6 28 0 7 0 0 0 4 7 �250 0 0 4 �250 0 0 0-1 19 3 0 1�000Total .250 14-6 28 0 7 0 0 0 4 7 .250 0 0 4 .250 0 0 0-1 19 3 0 1.000

sTerk’s Career BesTsiP: � � � � 3�0 vs� Southern Illinois, 4/1/08

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aT illinois2008 – soPhoMore: Became one of Illinois’ most trusted arms out of the bullpen, tossing 31 1/3 innings in 20 appearances … Recorded seven scoreless outings and two more without giving up an earned run … Put together a streak of 15 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run from April 1-19 … earned his first career save with three shutout innings and a career-high three strikeouts against Southern Illinois on April 1 … Notched his first career win four days later at Indiana, tossing 2 1/3 innings … Saved game two and recorded a win in game four at Minnesota … Notched his third career save with three innings of relief in the completion of the suspended first game at Ohio State … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Named a George Huff Award winner … Played for the Nampa Outlaws of the Boise State League during the summer�

2007 – reDshirT-FreshMan: Made two appearances on the season, pitching two innings … Pitched a scoreless inning against Greenville … Also tossed an inning of relief against Blackburn on April 25, recording his first career strikeout … earned a spot on the team as a walk-on following open tryouts held in September 2006�

CluB2006 – FreshMan: Named a second-team National Club Baseball Association All-American in 2006 as a relief

pitcher for the University of Illinois Club Baseball team … Also earned first-team All-Great Lakes South Conference and All-Great Lakes Region honors … Went 3-0 with a 2�08 eRA and five saves, leading the NCBA in saves and finishing in the top 10 in the nation in eRA, appearances and strikeouts per nine innings�

high sChoolPosted a 1�03 eRA in 2004 to pace a 33-6 Brother Rice squad … Had a career 7-3 record with a 1�65 eRA at BRHS … Led the Crusaders to a sectional finalist berth in 2004 as well as a Catholic League championship … Won two varsity letters in baseball at BRHS in 2004-05 … Played for Steve Cosgrove with the Boys of Baseball National Travel Team in 2003-04�

PersonalBorn March 16, 1987 … Parents are Mark and Joyce Sterk … Majoring in accountancy … His biggest thrill in sports was throwing a perfect game in the summer of 2006 with 16 strikeouts … Says playing for the Illini has been a lifelong dream … Named to the Illinois Dean’s List in 2006 … Was a four-year honor roll student at Brother Rice … Lists his father as the biggest influence in his athletic career because “he always taught me to keep my head up�”

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sTerk’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K AB B/Avg� WP HBP’07 0�00 0-0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0�0 0 0 0 0 0 0 �000 0 0’08 4�08 2-0 9/0 0 0/0 2 17�2 24 9 8 7 3 73 �329 2 4Total 4.08 2-0 9/0 0 0/0 2 17.2 24 9 8 7 3 73 .329 2 4

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aT illinois2009 – Junior: Named to the Rivals�com Preseason All-Big Ten team at shortstop�

2008 – soPhoMore: Named to the All-Big Ten second team at shortstop … Named the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on May 6 after hitting �588 with a �941 slugging percentage, nine RBIs and seven runs against Northwestern … Started all 56 games at shortstop and hit in the No� 3 spot in 50 games … Hit �369 with a team-high 61 RBIs and tied for the team lead with 12 doubles … Tied for the Big Ten lead in sacrifice flies (9), tied for fifth in RBIs (61), second in fielding assists (177) and tied for ninth in hits (79) and fielding double plays (35) … His 37 RBIs in Big Ten play ranked second in the conference and were the third-most in school history … Led team with 24 multiple-hit games and 15 multiple-RBI games … Put together a career-best 10-game hitting streak from March 14-29 … Had a career day in the series opener with Northwestern, going 5-for-5 with two doubles, a homer, six RBIs and four runs … Had an eight-game hitting streak from April 27-May 10 … Hit �402 with runners in scoring position and �333 with 12 RBIs when there are two outs … Named to QTI Baylor Classic All-Tournament team on March 3 … Pitched a scoreless 2/3 of an inning against Central Connecticut State to wrap up Spring Trip … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League during the summer along with Illini teammate Joe Bonadonna … Hit �310 with 24 RBIs, 47 runs and 15-of-17 stolen bases … His 47 runs ranked third in the NWL … Hit �444 during the NWL playoffs (8-for-18), which ranked second, had the most playoff hits and tied for the most playoff runs (4)�

2007 – FreshMan: Played in 56 games, starting 54, all at third base … Saw most of his at bats in the No� 2 hole, getting 187 of his 217 ABs in that spot … Opened his Illini career by going 5-for-9 with two RBI and two runs at Louisiana-Lafayette … Went 6-for-14 (�429) with two RBIs

and a run at the Al Ogletree Classic, being named to the all-tournament team … Put together an eight-game hitting streak from March 2-19 … Went 3-for-6 with two runs and an RBI against Yale … Went 4-for-9 with three RBIs and three runs in the doubleheader against No� 25 Ohio State … Was 3-for-5 with a run against Bradley … Hit 3-for-5 with his first career home run, three RBIs and two runs at Illinois State … Three days later, went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI in the opener at Iowa … Finished the season on an eight-game hitting streak, going 11-for-28 (�393) over that stretch … Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League during the summer along with Illini teammate Daniel Webb … Named an NWL postseason all-star�

high sChoolLed team to a fourth-place finish in the 2005 IHSA state tournament … Member of state-qualifying team in 2006 … In 2006, earned first-team All-State honors by Prep Baseball Report and Chicago Tribune … Journal Star Player of the Year in 2005 … All-Area team selection in 2005 and 2006 … Named All-Mid-Illini Conference in 2004, 2005, and 2006 … Played in McDonald’s All-Star game in 2004, 2005, and 2006 … Played in ICA All-Star game in 2006 … Hit �539 in 2006, with a combined 22-3 pitching record for 2005 and 2006 seasons … Member of National Honor Scoiety … Named to “Who’s Who Among American High School Athletes” in 2005 and 2006�

PersonalBorn April 5, 1988 … Parents are Bill and Debbie Wikoff … Majoring in kinesiology … Has two siblings, Pat (23) and Kaci (19) … His earliest baseball memory is seeing Frank Thomas hit a home run at Comiskey Park when he was six … Lists Kiwane Garris as his favorite Illinois athlete … Hobbies include ping pong, frisbee, and golf�

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WikoFF’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’07 �250 30-30 112 25 28 1 1 0 11 31 �277 11 3 11 �328 2 3 3-4 15 56 14 �835’08 �362 31-31 116 26 42 7 0 1 37 52 �448 11 0 8 �398 6 0 4-4 52 101 6 �962Total .307 61-61 228 51 70 8 1 1 48 83 .364 22 3 19 .364 8 3 7-8 67 157 20 .918

Zerrusen’s Career BesTsiP: � � � � � � �3�0 vs� Northwestern, 5/3/08

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aT illinois2008 – reDshirT-FreshMan: Made 12 appearances, all in a relief role … Combined on a shutout of Illinois College … Had a streak of six scoreless innings from April 23-May 16 … Recorded his first career save with three shutout innings in the series finale against Northwestern, tying a career high with three strikeouts … Academic All-Big Ten selection … Named a George Huff Award winner … Played for the Crestwood Panthers of the Chicago Suburban Baseball League during the summer along with Illini teammate Blake Fairchild�


high sChoolNamed to the 2006 Decatur Herald & Review All-Area first team … In 2006, led team to a third-place finish in the state tournament, going 1-0 with a save and zero earned runs … Finished 2006 with a 6-1 record and a 1�30 eRA … Coached by Justin Fleener … Named a first-team All-State selection in 2006 … National Trail Conference MvP in 2005 … Named honorable mention All-Area by the Decatur Herald & Review in 2005 … Letterwinner in baseball and basketball … Member of 2006 elite eight basketball team … 2006 Illinois State Scholar … Member of National Honor Society�

PersonalBorn April 23, 1988, in effingham, Ill� … Son of Dan and Diane Zerrusen … Majoring in kinesiology … Father, Dan, is president of 3Z Printing … Has three sisters, Jennifer (28), Lori (24), and Katie (16) … Favorite Illinois athlete is Kiwane Garris … Names Chris Carpenter as his favorite athlete because he steps up even on his bad days … Hobbies include sports and hunting … Plans to become a physical therapist after finishing school�

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Zerrusen’s Big Ten sTaTisTiCs Yr� eRA W-L G/GS CG SHO/CBO Sv IP H R eR BB K AB B/Avg� WP HBP’07 Redshirted season’08 7�20 0-0 3/0 0 0/0 1 5�0 8 4 4 2 5 21 �381 1 2Total 7.20 0-0 3/0 0 0/0 1 5.0 8 4 4 2 5 21 .381 1 2

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Runs � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 3 times; last vs� Southern Illinois, 4/29/08

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soPhoMore // 1B/C // 6-2 // 200 // l/r liBerTyville, ill. // liBerTyville h.s.

aT illinois2008 – reDshirT-FreshMan: Played in eight games on the season … Notched his first career hit and first career run at Baylor on Feb� 29 … Went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run against Illinois College on April 9 … Walked and scored a run against Southern Illinois on April 29 … Played for the Lake erie Monarchs of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League during the summer�

2007 – FreshMan: Redshirted the 2007 season … Played for the Lombard Orioles of the Chicago Suburban Baseball League during the summer along with Illini teammate Nick Stockwell�

high sChoolHit �477 with 39 RBIs, 52 hits and 19 doubles in 2006 … Led Libertyville in hitting (�477), RBIs (33), hits (51) and on-base percentage (�548) in 2005 … Career �477 batting average is a Libertyville school record … Was 2006 Libertyville MvP and captain … Named a Chicago Tribune Scholar-Athlete in 2006 … earned 2005-2006 All-North Suburban Conference athletic and academic honors … Received IHSBCA All-State and All-Area honors in 2006 … Named to the Daily Herald All-Area team in 2005 and 2006 … Named honorable mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune in 2005 … First team All-Area, All-Lake Shore and All-NSC in 2005 … Played for the McHenry County Hurricanes during the summers of 2004-06, placing third in the 2004 CABA World Series, placing second in the 2006 CABA, and earning 2006 All-Tourney CABA honors … Chose Illinois over Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana and Miami (Ohio)�

PersonalBorn Sept� 18, 1988, in Teaneck, N�J� … Parents are Bill and Sue Dittman … Majoring in finance … Has a younger brother, Robbie (14) … enjoys playing poker … Lists his biggest thrills in sports as playing against Japan in the championships of the ISU CABA World Series … Named All-Academic at Libertyville High School … National Honor Society member … Student of the Month at Libertyville in 2004 … Was involved in Athletes C�A�R�e�, an athlete mentoring program … Was a member of North Suburban Conference Leadership Council … Also belonged to FCA and Interact … His favorite athlete is Derek Jeter … His earliest baseball memory is catching a foul ball at a Mets/Pirates game when he was five … Lists his parents as most influencing his athletic career … Planning a career in marketing�

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soPhoMore // lhP // 6-4 // 210 // l/l MaTToon, ill. // MaTToon h.s.

aT illinois2008 – reDshirT-FreshMan: Missed the 2008 season after undergoing surgery to repair a shoulder injury sustained in preseason drills … Played for the Crestwood Panthers of the Chicago Suburban Baseball League during the summer along with Illini teammate Lee Zerrusen�


high sChoolNamed unanimous All-Big 12 in 2005 and 2006 … Honorable mention All-Area in 2005 … Allowed

opponents to hit only �161 in 2005 while striking out 79 batters … Compiled a 1�62 eRA in 2005 … Also starred at the plate, hitting �416 with eight home runs … earned the 2005 and 2006 team Cy Young Award … Named 2006 team MvP and batting champ … Two-time letterwinner in baseball�

PersonalBorn Jan� 4, 1988, in Champaign, Ill� … Parents are Cliff and Pam Fairchild … Majoring in sport management … Has a younger sister, Lauren (18) … enjoys bowling and fishing … Lists his biggest thrills in sports as hitting a home run at Busch Stadium … His favorite athlete is Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Zach Duke … Person to most influence his athletic career is his dad�

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Junior // C // 5-10 // 190 // r/r urBana, ill. // urBana h.s.

aT illinois2008 – soPhoMore: Played in two games, going 1-for-2 on the season … Recorded his first career hit against Judson on March 24 … Also saw action against Illinois College on April 9�

2007 – reDshirT-FreshMan: Member of the UI squad�


high sChoolNamed Urbana’s MvP in 2005 … Drove in the most runs for the Tigers in 2005 … Named honorable mention All-

Big 12 in 2005 … earned two varsity letters in baseball at Urbana�

PersonalBorn Oct� 28, 1986 … Parents are Rick and valerie Mathis … Has twin sisters, Jaclyn and Samantha (17) … Majoring in mechanical engineering … enjoys cars and fixing things … Member of Phi eta Sigma, Alpha Lamda Delta, Sigma Alpha Lamda, Magna Cum Laude, Pi Tau Sigma and National Society of Collegiate Scholars National Honor Societies … Lists Albert Pujols as his favorite athlete because “not only is he an amazing athlete, he also has a huge love for other people and the game itself” … Past summer jobs include working for Ironwood Homes, Inc�, 2003-05; University of Illinois Facilities and Services engineering Services in the summers of 2006, 2007 and 2008; Abbott Power Plant in the summer of 2007 and Henneman engineering, Inc�, from August 2008-present … Hitting his first home run in a 9-year-old All-Star game is his earliest baseball memory … Member of National Honor Society (2003-05), Academic Monogram (2001-05) and French National Honor Society (2003-04) at Urbana … Plans to work as an engineer for Henneman engineering, Inc�, in the HvAC industry after graduation�

MaThis’ Career sTaTisTiCsYr� Avg� G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP K OBP SF SH SB-A PO A e FLD%’06 Redshirted season’07 �000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 �000 0 0 0 �000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 �000’08 �500 2-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 �500 0 0 0 �500 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 �000Total .500 2-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

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aT illinois2008 – FreshMan: Redshirted the 2008 season … Played for the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League during the summer�

high sChoolNamed to the KABC All-State second team as a shortstop in 2007 … Led Lawrence High to a third-place state finish in Kansas’ class 6A … Named a first-team All-Sunflower League shortstop in 2007 … Played in the Premier League All-Star game in summer of 2007 … Played in the 2007 Mo-Kan All-Star game … Hit �385 with three homers and 30 RBI during the 2007

season … Three-year letterwinner in baseball�

PersonalBorn May 25, 1989 … Parents are John and Nancy Parker … enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences … Nickname is “Fess” … Has three brothers, John (23), Matt (21) and Chris (16) … Brother, John, pitched for Washington and Lee University … Lists Cal Ripken Jr� as his favorite athlete … earliest baseball memory is helping his team to a tournament championship when he was six years old�

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Junior // rhP // 6-0 // 165 // r/rMounT vernon, ill. // MounT vernon h.s.

CluB2007-08: Played for the Illinois club baseball team, which finished second at the 2008 NCBA D-II World Series … Went 3-0 with a 1�17 eRA and a save in the World Series and led the nation in strikeouts per nine innings�

high sChoolearned eight total varsity letters – three in baseball, four in soccer and one in football … First-team All-South Seven Conference and honorable mention All-State as a kicker in 2005 … First-team All-South Seven Conference for soccer in 2005�

PersonalBorn June 7, 1988 … Son of edwin and Sarah Anderson … Majoring in political science … His biggest thrill in sports was kicking the game-winning field goal to clinch the conference championship during his senior year in high school … His favorite athlete is ernie Banks because he is Mr� Cub and his passion for baseball is greater than anyone else’s … Made Illinois’ Dean’s List in 2007 … His earliest baseball memory was winning the league championship when he was eight�

Willieargo

FreshMan // oF // 6-1 // 205 // r/rDavenPorT, ioWa // assuMPTion h.s.

high sChoolDrafted in the 49th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks … Named the 2008 Male Athlete of the Year by both the Des Moines Register and Quad City Times … Four-sport athlete who was named an elite All-State

outfielder in 2006, 2007 and 2008 … Named captain of the 2008 All-State team after leading Assumption to a Class 2A state title … Hit �508 with five home runs and 39 RBIs for the state runner-up Assumption team in 2007 … Hit �481 with 13 home runs and 57 RBIs as a sophomore to lead Assumption to a state championship in 2006 … earned 13 varsity letters at Assumption – four each in baseball and wrestling, three in football and two in track and field … Holds the Iowa class 4A record for career touchdowns (83) … Holds the Mississippi Athletic Conference football record for career points scored (456) and season points scored (210) … Captain of the 2008 4A All-State football team … Named a first-team All-State running back in 2007, a second-team All-State linebacker in 2006 and a

second-team All-State defensive back in 2005 … Captain of the 2008 All-MAC football team … Placed third at the Iowa state wrestling meet in both 2007 and 2008 at 189 pounds, going 43-1 in 2008 … Anchored 4x100 and 4x200 relays that finished third and second, respectively, at the 2008 Iowa Class 2A state track meet … Placed seventh in the 100 meters at the 2008 Iowa Class 2A state track meet … Finished sixth in the 100 meters at the Iowa state track meet in 2007�

PersonalBorn Oct� 15, 1989 … Parents are Billy and Kathleen Argo … enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences … Hit a home run in the 2001 Little League World Series against the Bronx, N�Y�, team that included Danny Almonte, with his home run bouncing off Lamade Statue in center field … Member of National Honor Society and the Student Ambassadors … Has five younger siblings, three brothers and two sisters … Ken Griffey Jr� is his favorite athlete�

BillCharvaT

FreshMan // iF // 6-2 // 195 // l/relk grove village, ill. // ConanT h.s.

high sChool2008 All-Area and All-Mid-Suburban Conference selection … Named Conant’s Top Athlete in the class of 2008 by the Arlington Heights Daily Herald … Led Conant to a regional title and the sectional championship game in 2007 … Went 2-for-3 with a triple in the sectional

semifinal game … Received four varsity letters – two in baseball and two in basketball … Led Conant to the 2008 MSL Basketball Crossover Championship, earning High Scorer’s Honors along the way … Played for the McHenry County Hurricanes prospect team during summer and fall seasons�

PersonalBorn July 7, 1990 … Parents are William and Darlene Charvat … Majoring in mechanical engineering … Has an older sister, Amy … earned the 2008 William N� Perry Award as the top student-athlete at Conant … Lists Alex Rodriguez as his favorite athlete … Winning the park district championship in third grade is his earliest baseball memory … Member of the National Honor Society (treasurer in 2007-08), Students Against Destructive Decisions, Cougar Advisory Program, Peer Mediation and Book Club … Named to Conant’s Academic A Honor Roll all four years of high school … Member of Spanish Honor Society all four years of high school … Received Scholastic Achievement Award for basketball and baseball in his junior and senior years … earned the Richard C� Kolze Academic Award, Conant’s highest academic award�

aDaMDavis

FreshMan // C // 6-0 // 195 // r/rBlooMingDale, ill. // DrisColl CaTholiC h.s.

high sChoolListed as the No� 15 prospect in the state by Prep Baseball Report … Named a second-team All-State selection in 2008 … Named to the Class 1A/2A All-State team by the IHSBCA … Named the 2008 Suburban Catholic Player of the Year … earned All-Area and All-State

honors by the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Daily Herald in 2007 … Broke Driscoll’s record for highest career batting average with a �527 mark … His 27 career homers also are a Driscoll record … Hit �526 with seven home runs and 42 RBI while throwing out 60 percent of would-be base-stealers in 2007 … Named All-Suburban Catholic Conference … Played running back and a linebacker for Driscoll Catholic’s football team … Helped Driscoll to an IHSA Class 3A state championship in 2004 and 4A state championships in 2005-06 … earned seven varsity letters – four in baseball and three in football … Went to the same high school as former Illini catcher Patrick Arlis�

PersonalBorn Dec� 15, 1989 … Son of Adam Davis Sr� and Lisa Lesniak … enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences … Hobbies include fishing, boating, golfing, jetskiing, snowmobiling and riding ATvs … Winning state in football during his senior year is his biggest thrill in sports … His favorite athlete is Ken Griffey Jr� … His grandfather has most influenced his athletic career because he told Adam to follow his dreams�

CoreykiMes

FreshMan // lhP // 6-4 // 215 // l/loTTaWa, ill. // oTTaWa h.s.

high sChoolRanked No� 27 in the state by Prep Baseball Report … PBR called his fastball “one of the best in the state” … Recorded 166 strikeouts with just 53 walks in two varsity seasons at Ottawa … Two-time All-NCIC first team selection … Had an 11-7 varsity record with a 3�01

eRA in two seasons�

PersonalBorn May 2, 1990 … Parents are Keith and Kathryn Kimes … enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences … Has a younger sister, Haley�

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JoshParr

FreshMan // ss // 5-11 // 165 // r/rChilliCoThe, ill. // illinois valley CenTral h.s.

high sChoolNamed to the 2007 and 2008 Class A All-State teams at shortstop by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association … Listed as the No� 34 prospect in the state of Illinois by Prep Baseball Report … Named the 2007 All-NCIC Conference shortstop … Also

named to the 2007 and 2008 Peoria Journal Star All-Area teams … Hit �500 in 2007 … Led IvC to the 2006 IHSA Class A state title, playing in every game and hitting �300 … Has earned five varsity letters – three in baseball and two in basketball�

PersonalBorn Sept� 11, 1989 … Parents are Cam and Sue Parr … enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences … Has younger twin brothers, Justin and Jordan, and a younger sister, Jessica … Father, Cam, played baseball and basketball at Huntington College … Mother, Sue, played tennis at Illinois Wesleyan … Uncle, Steve McRaven, played tennis at Illinois … Member of Spanish National Honor Society … Derek Jeter is his favorite athlete … Has worked as an umpire for the Mossville Little League in past summers�

BryanroBerTs

FreshMan // rhP // 6-3 // 205 // r/rlisle, ill. // BeneT aCaDeMy

high sChoolListed as the No� 19 recruit in the state of Illinois by Prep Baseball Report … Named to the IHSBCA Class 3A/4A All-State team in 2008 … Named all-area and All-east Suburban Catholic Conference in 2007 … Compiled a 1�41 eRA with 66 strikeouts in 56 2/3 innings …

Member of Team Illinois, a summer club team … Two-year baseball letterwinner�

PersonalBorn Oct� 9, 1989 … Son of Lisa Roberts … enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences … Has two older brothers, Don and Mike, and an older sister, Dawn … Grandfather, Tom Roberts, played football at DePaul and eventually for the New York Giants and Chicago Bears … Lists Roger Clemens as his favorite athlete�

MikesanTa Maria

FreshMan // rhP // 6-0 // 165 // r/rDes Plaines, ill. // Maine WesT h.s.

high sChoolNamed to the Daily Herald All-Area first team in 2007 and 2008 … Named All-Central Suburban League in 2007-08 … Recorded a Maine West-record six saves in 2007 … Played shortstop and pitched for the Warriors … Team captain in 2007-08 … Helped the Niles

Braves summer team to a 2006 state championship … Helped the Niles Renegades to a state championship in 2004 … Competed in the Central Suburban League fall all-star game … Participated in the Stevenson Showcase … Four-year baseball letterwinner�

PersonalBorn Feb� 28, 1990 … Parents are Rafael and evelyn Santa Maria … Majoring in kinesiology … Has an older brother, Matt … Member of the honor roll 2004-08 … P�e� leader in 2008 … Served as a Central Suburban League Leadership administrator in high school … Craig Biggio is his favorite athlete�

DougsChuMaCher

FreshMan // oF // 6-1 // 205 // r/roak laWn, ill. // BroTher riCe h.s.

high sChoolAn All-Catholic League first team selection, Southtown All-Area Honorable Mention and Chicago Tribune All-State Team Honorable Mention in 2007 … Led Brother Rice to a fourth-place state tournament finish in 2007 and Catholic League championships in 2006 and

2008 … Tied the school record for home runs with 10 … Had a career �376 batting average … Named an All-Catholic League selection as a cornerback and wide receiver in 2007 … Chicago Sun Times honorable mention All-State cornerback/wide receiver in 2007 … Holds the school record for interceptions in a season with eight … earned five varsity letters – three in baseball and two in football�

PersonalBorn Sept� 27, 1989 … Parents are Alan and Lynn Schumacher … Majoring in civil engineering … Has an older sister, Courtney … Father, Alan, is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law … Named the 2008 Brother Rice Student-Athlete of the Year … A 2008 Illinois All-State Academic Team Honorable Mention, a 2008 Brother Rice Scholar and a 2008 Illinois State Scholar … Member of C�O�U�R�A�G�e� and edmund Rice Camp … Hobbies include ping pong, bags, XBox, lifting and running … His favorite athlete is Nick Swisher because he plays the game hard day in and day out�

ThoMasshelTon

FreshMan // C // 6-1 // 180 // l/rBrenTWooD, Tenn. // BrenTWooD h.s.

high sChoolHit �450 with six home runs and 46 RBIs in 2008 … earned six varsity letters – four in baseball and two in football … District catcher of the year and a member of the All-District and All-Region team in 2008�

PersonalBorn Aug� 12, 1990, in Queens, N�Y� … Son of Tom and Lisa Shelton … Majoring in general engineering … Member of the Naval ROTC at Illinois … His biggest thrill in sports is a play at the plate … His favorite athlete is Pat Tillman because of his phenonenal safety abilities and his courage to fight for this country … His earliest baseball memory was watching his uncle catch a Daryl Strawberry home run barehanded … Plans to serve as a United States Naval Officer after graduation�

WillsTraCk

FreshMan // rhP // 6-2 // 175 // r/rsyCaMore, ill. // syCaMore h.s.

high sChoolNamed the 2008 Western Sun Conference MvP … Named to the IHSBCA 3A/4A All-State first team as a pitcher … Named a second-team All-State outfielder by the Chicago Tribune … Went 9-2 with a 0�93 eRA and 97 strikeouts in 68 innings in 2008 … Led Sycamore to a regional

championship and a Western Sun Conference title in 2008 … Named the 2008 Daily Chronicle Player of the Year … Named the 2008 Sycamore High School Athlete of the Year … Tossed a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts against DeKalb on April 1, 2008 … Named All-Suburban Prairie Conference as a pitcher in 2006 … Conference invitee for the Plainfield South baseball prospect showcase … All-Western Sun Conference selection in football as a wide receiver and defensive back in 2006 and 2007, and as a wide receiver in 2008 … Led Sycamore to the 2007 IHSA Class 5A football playoffs … earned seven varsity letters – three in baseball and two each in basketball and football … Named All-Western Sun Conference in basketball in 2008 … Academic All-Suburban Prairie Conference baseball selection in 2007�

PersonalBorn May 25, 1990 … Parents are Ted and Rachel Strack … enrolled in the College of Business … Has a younger brother, Joe, and a younger sister, Tessa … Member of honor roll, National Honor Society and Standard Is excellence program … His brother, Joe, most influenced his athletic career because “he was always there to play one-on-one, catch or Wiffleball� He has always supported me and we have pushed each other to succeed�”

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2009 rosTer BreakDoWn

By eligiBiliTyseniors 2 Dominic Altobelli IF3 Nick Stockwell OF13 Joe Bonadonna OF/IF22 Ben Reeser RHP23 Aaron Martin RHP39 Mike Stankiewicz RHP

Juniors 4 Jake Mathis C6 Craig Lutes OF7 Aaron Johnson C12 Brandon Wikoff IF19 Billy Barrett RHP29 John Anderson RHP34 Mike Giller IF/C35 Kevin Manson RHP41 Chris Montgomery C43 Mike Sterk RHP

soPhoMores 11 Pete Cappetta IF/OF14 Blake Fairchild LHP15 Phil Haig LHP17 Matt Dittman C/1B18 Lee Zerrusen RHP20 Nick Chmielewski RHP32 Wes Braun RHP44 Casey McMurray OF/2B

reDshirT-FreshMan 28 Daniel Parker SS/OF

FreshMen 8 Mike Santa Maria RHP9 Josh Parr IF21 Bill Charvat IF27 Adam Davis C30 Bryan Roberts RHP31 Corey Kimes LHP36 Thomas Shelton C37 Will Strack RHP40 Doug Schumacher OF42 Willie Argo OF

By PosiTionPiTChersno. name Pos. B/T elig./yr. ht. Wt. hometown/high school/last school8 Mike Santa Maria R/R Fr�/Fr� 6-0 165 RHP Des Plaines, Ill�/Maine West

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

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

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

29 John Anderson R/R Jr�/Jr� 6-0 165 RHP Mount vernon, Ill�/Mount vernon

30 Bryan Roberts R/R Fr�/Fr� 6-3 205 RHP Lisle, Ill�/Benet Academy

31 Corey Kimes L/L Fr�/Fr� 6-4 215 LHP Ottawa, Ill�/Ottawa

32 Wes Braun R/R So�/Jr� 6-1 190 RHP Deerfield, Ill�/Deerfield

35 Kevin Manson R/R Jr�/Jr� 6-7 230 RHP Park Ridge, Ill�/Maine South

37 Will Strack R/R Fr�/Fr� 6-2 175 RHP Sycamore, Ill�/Sycamore

39 Mike Stankiewicz R/R Sr�/5th 6-2 220 RHP Des Plaines, Ill�/Maine West/valparaiso

43 Mike Sterk R/R Jr�/Sr� 6-1 195 RHP Oak Lawn, Ill�/Brother Rice

inFielDersno. name Pos. B/T elig./yr. ht. Wt. hometown/high school/last school2 Dominic Altobelli R/R Sr�/Sr� 6-2 195 3B Oak Forest, Ill�/Marist

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 IF/OF 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 IF/OF Buffalo Grove, Ill�/Stevenson

17 Matt Dittman L/R So�/Jr� 6-2 200 1B/C Libertyville, Ill�/Libertyville

21 Bill Charvat L/R Fr�/Fr� 6-2 195 IF elk Grove village, Ill�/Conant

34 Mike Giller L/R Jr�/Jr� 6-3 220 1B/C Chicago, Ill�/St� Patrick

CaTChersno. name Pos. B/T elig./yr. ht. Wt. hometown/high school/last school4 Jake Mathis R/R Jr�/Sr� 5-10 190 C Urbana, Ill�/Urbana

7 Aaron Johnson R/R Jr�/Jr� 6-0 210 C Sussex Corner, New Brunswick/Sussex Regional/Lethbridge

27 Adam Davis R/R Fr�/Fr� 6-0 195 C Bloomingdale, Ill�/Driscoll Catholic

36 Thomas Shelton L/R Fr�/Fr� 6-1 180 C Brentwood, Tenn�/Brentwood

41 Chris Montgomery R/R Jr�/Sr� 6-0 185 C Yorba Linda, Calif�/esperanza

ouTFielDersno. name Pos. B/T elig./yr. ht. Wt. hometown/high school/last school3 Nick Stockwell R/R Sr�/5th 6-0 170 OF Harvey, Ill�/Andrean

6 Craig Lutes L/L Jr�/Jr� 6-0 180 OF Normal, Ill�/Normal Community

28 Daniel Parker R/R Fr�/So� 6-3 185 OF Lawrence, Kan�/Lawrence

40 Doug Schumacher R/R Fr�/Fr� 6-0 200 OF/IF Oak Lawn, Ill�/Brother Rice

42 Willie Argo R/R Fr�/Fr� 6-1 205 OF Davenport, Iowa/Assumption

44 Casey McMurray R/R So�/So� 5-8 175 OF/2B Willow Springs, Ill�/Lyons Township

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