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04/16/2013
Illini Run-Rule Redbirds in 8 Innings, 12-1
Duchene Moves to 6-1 as Four Illini Combine for Season-High 14 Strikeouts
03/30/2013
Illinois Sweeps Doubleheader against Oakland
Illini Crush Grizzlies 21-8 in Game One; Hold On for 3-2 Win in Game Two
03/23/2013
Illini Split Saturday Doubleheader with Cornhuskers
Orange and Blue Win 8-7 on Walk-Off Squeeze Bunt in Game One; Fall 6-4 in Game Two
03/09/2013
Illinois Earns Doubleheader, Series Sweep at Baylor
Illini Win Game One 5-4 in 11 innings; Cruise to 6-1 Victory in Game Two
02/15/2013
2-Out Hitting Propels Illini to 13-2 Win over TTU
Illinois Scores Most Runs in a Season Opener Since 2000
05/13/2013
2013 Illinois Baseball Cards
2013 Illinois Baseball Cards
03/27/2013
Illinois at Baylor
Photos from the Illinois baseball series at Baylor. 3/8/13 - 3/9/13
05/06/2012
Honor & Serve Day - Illinois vs. Michigan State
Photos from Illinois' Honor and Serve Day and 8-6 win over Michigan State.
04/23/2012
Illinois vs. Ohio State
Photos from the Illini game vs. Ohio State at Illinois Field on April 22, 2012. (Photos by Mark Jones)
AT ILLINOIS
2012 - Redshirt Freshman: Played in 46 games, starting 45 at catcher ... Hit .266 with five doubles and 14 RBIs on the season ... Hit .375 with runners on base and reached base at a .353 rate when leading off an inning ... Tied for sixth in the Big Ten in times hit by a pitch (11) ... Hit .310 in Big Ten play, third-best on the team ... Hit .500 with runners in scoring position in Big Ten play ... Had a team-best .442 average at home ... Recorded a career-best eight-game hitting streak from March 30-April 10 ... Had his first career multiple-hit game against No. 27 St. John's (2/19) ... Had his first career three-hit game against Ohio State (4/20), going 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs ... Went 5-for-11 in the OSU series ... Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Played for the Derby Twins of the Jayhawk League during the summer.
2011 - Freshman: Redshirted the 2011 season ... Played for the Kelowna Falcons of the West Coast League during the summer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 50th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft ... Hit .241 for the Victoria Mariners of the British Columbia Premier Baseball League, the top U-18 baseball league in British Columbia, in 2010 ... Also compiled a .365 OBP with 12 runs and 13 RBIs in 79 at bats during the 2010 season ... Led Team British Columbia to the gold medal at the 2009 Canada Cup, earning recognition as the top catcher in the tournament ... Named the 2009 first-team All-Conference catcher for the Mariners ... Hit .272, which ranked third among regular players on the Mariners, and compiled a .392 on-base percentage in 2009 ... Played in the Canadian Junior National Team fall instructional league camp at Disney's Wide World of Sports facility in Orlando, Fla., in 2009 and 2010.
PERSONAL
Born March 17, 1992 ... Parents are Brad and Lynette Norris-Jones ... Has one brother, Kaelin, and five sisters: Lanza, Lexus, Elyse, Brookelyn and Rachelle ... Enrolled in the general curriculum ... His earliest baseball memory is winning the Little League Provincials at age 10 ... Favorite athlete is Canadian and current Major League catcher Russell Martin because Martin's pro career makes Norris-Jones strive to get there.
