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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
05/12/2012
Long Ball Does In Illini in 8-6 Loss to PSU
Penn State Uses 4 Homers to Win Series
05/10/2012
Illini Travel to Penn State for Weekend Series
Illinois Looks to Make Strides in Big Ten Race
05/05/2012
Illini Drop Extra-Inning Battle with Spartans, 6-5
Milroy Holds Spartans Hitless in 3 Innings of Relief
HIGH SCHOOL
Named the 2011 Northwest Indiana Times Baseball Player of the Year ... Threw a no-hitter against St. Ignatius in 2011 ... Listed as the No. 22 overall prospect in the state and the No. 13 pitcher by Prep Baseball Report ... Went 11-4 with a 2.17 ERA and struck out 91 in 84 1/3 innings in 2011 ... Named to the All-Area second team by the Chicago Sun Times in 2011 ... Earned IHSBCA third-team All-State honors in 2011 ... Went 6-4 with a 2.75 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 73 innings in 2010 ... Went 4-1 with a 3.10 ERA in 2009 ... Helped Top Tier Baseball to the 2010 CABA World Series title ... Led Mount Carmel to a fourth-place finish in the 2011 IHSA Class 4A state playoffs and regional championships in 2009 and 2010 ... Earned varsity letters in baseball three years and football one year.
PERSONAL
Born October 3, 1992 ... Parents are Peter and Catherine Kravetz ... Enrolled in the Division of General Studies ... Has one brother, Jeremy ... Biggest thrill in sports was finishing fourth in the state his senior year of high school ... Favorite athlete is Troy Aikman because of his leadership ... Was named to the honor roll all four years of high school ... Was a member of National Honor Society in high school ... Lists his father as the person that has most influenced his athletic career because he taught John everything he knows about being a successful athlete and person ... Illinois hero growing up was Pierre Thomas.
