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05/22/2012
Argo, Lindauer, Justin Parr Named All-Big Ten
Argo Earns Third Career All-Conference Honor
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
05/17/2012
Illini Score Twice in Eighth to Beat Gophers 7-5
Muck Tosses 3 2/3 Scoreless Innings of Relief; Illini Pound Out 15 Hits
05/13/2012
Illini Edged by Nittany Lions, 3-2
Drasen Johnson Posts Solid Effort in Third Start
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
2011 - Sophomore: Played in and started 54 of 57 games ... Started 35 games at designated hitter, 18 at second base and one at first base ... Won the Big Ten batting title with a .411 average in Big Ten play, Illinois' first batting champion since Luke Simmons in 2001 ... Named to the All-Big Ten Tournament team ... Hit in the No. 2 spot in the batting order in 35 games, in the No. 6 spot in 11 games, in the No. 7 spot in four games and in the No. 9 spot in four games ... Hit .338 in the No. 2 spot and .272 when hitting in the Nos. 6, 7 and 9 spots ... Hit .357 as Illinois' DH and .235 when playing in the field ... Tied brother, Josh, for team lead in multiple-hit games (20) ... Hit a team-best .406 with two outs and had 13 two-out RBIs ... Hit .341 in day games and .278 in night games ... Started the season 7-for-49 (.143) before moving from second base to designated hitter against Illinois State on March 30 and going 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run ... Hit .545 (18-for-33) over nine games from March 30-April 10, raising his average 162 points ... Went 4-for-9 in the Penn State series (April 1-3) ... Went 6-for-11 with a triple, an RBI and four runs in the Iowa series (April 8-10) ... Went 7-for-14 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs in the Michigan State series (April 23-24) ... Had a hit in 18 consecutive Big Ten games from April 1-May 8 ... Went 9-for-15 with a double, six RBIs and two runs in the Ohio State series (May 6-8) ... Went 3-for-6 with a double and a career-high five RBIs against Indiana on May 20 ... Hit .429 (6-for-14) with a double, two RBIs and three runs in the Big Ten Tournament ... Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League along with Illini teammates Willie Argo and Matt Milroy during the summer.
PRIOR TO ILLINOIS
Played one season at Parkland College in Champaign, Ill., before transferring to Illinois for the 2010-11 academic year ... Ranked third among regulars in the Parkland lineup with a .378 average ... Notched 39 RBIs, two home runs, 11 doubles, six triples and 43 runs in 52 games started ... Had a .439 OBP and a .535 slugging percentage with 11-of-16 stolen bases.
HIGH SCHOOL
Hit .506 in 2009 on his way to being named to the Peoria Journal Star All-Area team and the All-NCIC Conference team ... Helped IVC to a second-place finish at the IHSA Class 2A state tournament in 2008.
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 29, 1990 ... Parents are Cameron and Sue Parr ... Has an older brother, Josh; a twin brother, Jordan; and a sister, Jessica ... Majoring in agri-finance ... Brother, Josh, was a three-year starter for the Illini from 2009-11 before being drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2011 ... Twin brother, Jordan, joined the Illini in Fall 2011 after playing one season at Parkland College ... Favorite athlete is Craig Biggio.
