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05/22/2012
Argo Earns Third Career All-Conference Honor
05/18/2012
Freshman Earns 8th Win with 7 Strong Innings
05/17/2012
Muck Tosses 3 2/3 Scoreless Innings of Relief; Illini Pound Out 15 Hits
05/16/2012
Illinois Makes Final Push for Big Ten Tournament
05/13/2012
Drasen Johnson Posts Solid Effort in Third Start
05/06/2012
Photos from Illinois' Honor and Serve Day and 8-6 win over Michigan State.
04/23/2012
Photos from the Illini game vs. Ohio State at Illinois Field on April 22, 2012. (Photos by Mark Jones)
AT ILLINOIS
2011 - Freshman: Named to the All-Big Ten Freshman team at shortstop ... Played in 27 games, starting 19 ... Started nine games at second base, seven at shortstop and three at third base ... Hit .178, going 13-for-73 with three doubles, four RBIs and five runs ... Started the final two games of Spring Trip at second base, going 3-for-7 with two RBIs and three runs, and earning Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week honors on March 21 ... Started nine straight games at second base from March 19-April 6, then started seven straight games at shortstop from April 8-17 after Josh Parr was injured prior to the April 8 game ... Started the final two games of the Ohio State series at third base in place of an injured Brandon Hohl and went 2-for-8 with a double and an RBI ... Played for the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League along with Illini teammate Davis Hendrickson during the summer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked No. 15 in the state by Prep Baseball Report ... PBR lists him as the No. 4 defensive infielder in the state ... Named Quad City Times Athlete of the Year in 2010 ... Hit .405 with eight home runs, 41 RBIs, 47 runs and a .752 slugging percentage in 2009 ... Earned Metro Player of the Year honors from the Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus in 2009 ... Named to the All-Big 6 Conference first team 2008-2010 ... Led Moline to the IHSA Class 4A sectional final against eventual third-place finisher O'Fallon in 2009 ... Named an Associated Press honorable mention All-State selection for class 4A in basketball in 2010 ... Named a special mention All-State selection by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association in 2010 ... Earned nine varsity letters, three each for baseball, basketball and golf ... Two-time All-Big 6 Conference golfer (2008-09) and basketball player (2009-10 ... Qualified for the IHSA 3A golf state tournament as an individual despite limited previous golf experience ... Member of Team Illinois for the Illinois vs. Iowa all-star game.
PERSONAL
Born Dec. 2, 1991 ... Parents are Derek Lindauer and Andria McDermott ... Has two brothers, Anthony Lindauer and Jacob McDermott, and a step-brother, Zamone Perez ... Enrolled in the general curriculum ... Father, Derek, played baseball and basketball at Murray State ... Mother, Andria, played softball at South Carolina ... Uncle, Dirk Lindauer, played at Missouri State and for the St. Louis Cardinals' rookie-league team in 1991 ... Biggest thrill in sports was winning the Pekin Holiday Tournament in basketball when he assisted on the game-winning 30-footer ... Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter ... Lists his father as most influential in his baseball career because he has coached him since he was young.
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