The Illini baseball team comes in to the midpoint of the Big Ten season at 5-7 (22-18 overall). Here’s a look at how the Illinois baseball compares to others in the Big Ten:
h2. Big Ten stats
h3. Batting Average
1. Keur, Jordan, MSU — .404
2. Perkins, Cameron, PUR — .387
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3. Jones, Ryan, MSU — .386
10. Parr, Jordan, ILL — .356
h3. Home Runs
1. Crank, Coley, MICH — 9
2. Steranka, Jordan, PSU — 8
3. Scheffert, Josh, NEB — 7
T9. Hohl, Brandon, ILL — 5
h3. RBI
1. Perkins, Cameron, PUR — 43
2. Christensen, Chad, NEB — 38
3. Schwarber, Kyle, IND — 36
T4. Parr, Justin, ILL — 35
h3. Stolen Bases
1. Biondi, Patrick, MICH — 24
2. Pellant, Kirby, OSU — 22
3. Argo, Willie, ILL — 19
h3. Wins
1. Mascarello, Blake, PUR — 7
T2. (w/ eight others)
Johnson, Kevin, ILL — 6
Kravetz, John, ILL — 6
h3. Starter’s ERA
1. Oakes, TJ, MINN — 1.54
2. Long, Jaron, OSU — 2.08
3. Kurrasch, Joe, PSU — 2.08
17. Johnson, Kevin, ILL — 3.61
h3. Strikeouts
1. Bucciferro, Tony, MSU — 60
2. Oakes, TJ, MINN — 58
3. Breedlove, Lance, PUR — 55
T10. Milroy, Matt, ILL — 43
h3. Big Ten standings
1. Purdue 12-3 (32-6 overall) — Purdue won 3-0 April 13-15
2. Michigan State 7-5 (26-13) — at Illinois May 4-6
3. Minnesota 7-5 (23-19) — at Illinois May 17-19
4. Nebraska 8-7 (27-15) — Nebraska won 2-1 March 23-25
5. Penn State 6-6 (19-21) — vs. Illinois May 11-13
6. Indiana 6-6 (19-23) — Illinois won 2-1 April 6-8
7. Ohio State 7-8 (23-18) — Illinois won 2-1 April 20-22
8. Illinois 5-7 (22-18)
9. Iowa 5-7 (16-20) — N/A
10. Michigan 4-8 (17-24) — N/A
11. Northwestern 5-10 (14-23) — vs. Illinois April 27-29
h2. Records and milestones this year for the Illini
*Willie Argo* became the Illinois all-time leader in steals
*Dan Hartleb* coached his 200th career win (7th in program history)
Program-record *five triples* in one game by Illinois
Pitcher *John Kravetz* tied program record with six wins by a freshman
Illinois has turned the *most double plays* in the NCAA
Compiled by Jamal Collier and Eliot Sill
