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05/17/2013
Illini Clinch Big Ten Tournament Berth, Top Gophers, 4-3
Illinois Wins Fifth Straight Following Two-Hour Rain Delay to Move into Fourth in the Big Ten
05/16/2013
Duchene Ties School Record in 6-2 Win over Minnesota
Duchene Improves to 8-1, Equals Most Wins Ever by an Illini Freshman
05/11/2013
Illini Score Early, Hold Off Penn State, 8-6
Illinois Reaches 30 Wins for Fifth Time under Coach Hartleb
03/14/2013
Spring Trip at Southern Illinois Up Next for Illinois
Illini Have Won 9 of Last 10 Heading into Series at SIU
03/08/2013
Ninth-Inning Comeback Gives Illini 4-3 Win at Baylor
Hurwitz Homers in First, Scores Game-Winning Run in Ninth
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
03/27/2013
Illinois at Tennessee Tech
Illinois at Tennessee Tech - 2/15-2/17
03/27/2013
Keith LeClair Classic
Photos from the Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, North Carolina
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
2012 - Sophomore: Made 23 appearances on the season, all in relief ... Went 2-1 with a 4.36 ERA and three saves in 33 innings, allowing only 28 hits and striking out 32 ... Made three of Illinois' six saves on the year ... Tied for 10th in the Big Ten in saves with three ... Allowed only 14 walks in 33 innings ... Didn't allow an earned run in 15 of 23 outings, totaling 24 2/3 innings ... Posted a 1.69 ERA in April, notching 17 strikeouts in 16 innings over 10 appearances ... Struck out 16 in 13 innings over his final nine appearances of the season ... Held opponents to a .038 average (3-for-38) with two outs in an inning ... Limited right-handed hitters to a .203 average (16-for-79) ... Ranked second on the team with 8.73 strikeouts per nine innings ... Stranded 14 of the 19 runners he inherited ... Tossed consecutive scoreless two-inning outings at Lamar (2/25) and against St. John's (3/2), holding both teams hitless, allowing only one walk and striking out four ... Bounced back from a rough stretch by recording his first save of the season against Indiana (4/7), allowing only one hit in 1 2/3 scoreless innings of work ... Struck out four in three scoreless innings against Missouri at Busch Stadium (4/11) ... Struck out one in a perfect inning of work to earn a save against Illinois State (4/17) ... Struck out two in a perfect inning against Ohio State (4/22) ... Struck out four in two innings at Indiana State (4/24), allowing only an unearned run ... Earned a save at Northwestern with three near-perfect innings, allowing just one hit while striking out two ... Recorded a win against Michigan State (5/6), allowing one earned run in two innings of work ... Notched the win against Minnesota (5/17) with 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, striking out three while allowing one hit and two walks ... Played for Wisconsin Rapids of the Northwoods League with Illini teammate Brandon Hohl during the summer.
2011 - Freshman: Made nine appearances on the season, all in relief ... Went 0-0 with one save and a 4.50 ERA in 10 innings of work ... Threw a pair of scoreless innings across two appearances in the Western Kentucky series ... Tossed a scoreless inning against Eastern Illinois on April 20 ... Threw a scoreless inning against Illinois College on May 4, striking out one ... Struck out one in 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief against No. 20 Stanford on June 5 ... Played for the Lombard Orioles of the Chicago Suburban Baseball League during the summer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named the No. 38 prospect in the state by Prep Baseball Report ... Pioneer Press North Stars Player of the Year in 2010 ... Bugle Newspapers Male Athlete of the Year in 2010 ... Went 12-4 with a 2.48 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 80 innings in 2010 ... Also hit .370 with six homers and 38 RBIs ... Led Maine South to a sectional title in 2010 ... All-Area selection by the Chicago Sun-Times 2008-10 ... All-Central Suburban Conference pitcher in 2008 and 2009 ... Broke the single-season strikeouts record for Maine South with 98 in 2009 ... Posted a 0.77 ERA in the summer of 2008 ... Tossed a perfect game in 2008 ... Helped Maine South to a regional championship in 2008 ... Helped Maine South football team to the 2008 IHSA Class 8A state title, returning an interception 34 yards before halftime in the championship game ... Has earned five varsity letters, three in baseball and two in football.
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 23, 1991 ... Parents are Ron and Judy Muck ... Has three brothers: Tommy, Frankie and Charlie ... Enrolled in the general curriculum ... Brother, Tommy, played football at Illinois Wesleyan in 2008 ... Uncle, Frank Fichera, played baseball at Illinois State from 1968-72 ... Favorite athlete is C.C. Sabathia because he is dominant on the mound ... Credits his brother, Tommy, as the biggest influence on his athletic career because they always competed against each other and made each other better.
