April 3, 2000

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - University of Illinois junior righthander Jason Anderson was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week this afternoon by the conference office. The Illini ace posted a 2-0 record last week that included a two-hit, complete game shutout of the Northwestern Wildcats in conference play.

Anderson's two-hitter against the Wildcats was the first two-hitter of his career and his third career shutout. He went nine complete innings, striking out six to improve to a team-best 5-1 on the year and 2-0 in two Big Ten starts as Illinois won 5-0 to jumpstart its weekend sweep of NU. He also picked up a midweek win after starting at Southern Illinois and throwing three innings in a tune-up for his start on Friday. He allowed only one hit to earn the win as Illinois beat the Salukis, 15-5.

Anderson, a preseason All-American, now owns a 20-3 career record and 10-1 career mark in the Big Ten. With his 2-0 week, Anderson moved into fourth place on Illinois' career winning percentage list and into a tie for sixth place on Illinois' career wins list.

Anderson and his teammates return to action on Wednesday, hosting Western Michigan in a 2:05 p.m. doubleheader. Michigan invades town this weekend for a four-game conference series. Friday's game one is scheduled for 6:35 p.m., Saturday's doubleheader is at 4:05 p.m. and Sunday's game four is at 1:05 p.m.