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05/19/2012
Illini Fall to Minnesota on Senior Day, 8-3
Illinois Loses Game, Tiebreaker for Big Ten Tournament
05/18/2012
Kravetz Lifts Illini to 3-2 Win Over Gophers
Freshman Earns 8th Win with 7 Strong Innings
05/16/2012
Illini Host Gophers in Final Big Ten Series
Illinois Makes Final Push for Big Ten Tournament
05/13/2012
Illini Edged by Nittany Lions, 3-2
Drasen Johnson Posts Solid Effort in Third Start
05/10/2012
Illini Travel to Penn State for Weekend Series
Illinois Looks to Make Strides in Big Ten Race
05/06/2012
Honor & Serve Day - Illinois vs. Michigan State
Photos from Illinois' Honor and Serve Day and 8-6 win over Michigan State.
AT ILLINOIS
2011 - Freshman: Redshirted the 2011 season ... Played for the Arvada Colts of the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Baseball League during the summer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Listed as the No. 25 prospect in the class of 2010 in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report ... Led IVC to a third-place finish at the IHSA Class 2A state tournament ... Went 8-2 with a 2.07 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 67 innings in 2010 ... Earned Chicago Tribune honorable mention All-State honors and was named a Player to Watch by the Tribune ... All-NCIC selection 2008-10 ... Finished 5-1 with a 1.91 ERA in 2008, helping IVC to a second-place finish at the IHSA Class 2A state tournament ... Was listed as one of the Midwest's fastest-rising prospects by Perfect Game Crosschecker in August 2009 ... Missed much of the 2009 season following an injury suffered during the 2008 football season and a bout with mononucleosis.
PERSONAL
Born Dec. 23, 1991 ... Parents are Greg and Jessica Johnson ... Has a brother, Austin, and a sister, Madisyn ... Enrolled in the general curriculum ... Biggest thrills in sports were pitching in the IHSA Class 2A state championship game and pitching at Wrigley Field ... Plans to become a physical therapist following his baseball career ... Credits Cam Parr, father of Illini teammates Justin and Jordan Parr - and father of former Illini Josh Parr - as the biggest influence on his athletic career ... Was an honor roll student at Illinois Valley Central H.S. ... Lists Derek Jeter as his favorite athlete.
