University of Illinois
49-8-1
Notre Dame
37-22
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Johnson's CG Shutout Blanks Notre Dame, 3-0
May 31, 2015 | Baseball
Illini Advance to Champaign Regional Final, Equal School Record with Win No. 49
Johnson (10-3) shined in his fifth career complete game and first-ever shutout. The Chillicothe, Illinois, native worked out of an early jam before going the distance for the third time this year. He stuck out six, scattered five hits and walked one on 106 pitches.
Johnson stranded five base runners during the first two innings, leaving the bases loaded in the first and two more on in the second. He worked his first clean inning with a 1-2-3 third and only allowed three more base runners down the stretch, with two in the fifth and one in the eighth.
The bottom of the order provided the spark for the three-run fifth. Eight-hole hitter Will Krug got things going with a single through the left side and scored from first on sophomore Ryne Roper's double down the left field line. ShortstopAdam Walton slapped one back up the middle that drove in Ryne Roper for the second run.
Junior Ryan Nagle followed with the fourth consecutive hit to place runners on the corners, while Reid Roper plated Walton with a sacrifice fly for a 3-0 edge.
That would be all the Illini would need thanks to the gem from Johnson. Nagle and seniors David Kerian and Casey Fletcher each collected two hits as UI totaled 10 knocks.
Up Next: Illinois will play Wright State in the NCAA Champaign Regional final on Monday at 1 p.m. at Illinois Field. Tickets are available at the Illinois Field Ticket Office beginning at 10 a.m.
Illinois NCAA Tournament Game Notes
• Illinois won its first two games of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 11 all-time appearances.
• Illinois (49-8-1) equaled the school record for victories (49 in 1982).
• UI boasts the No. 1 winning percentage (0.853) in NCAA Division I Baseball and has the fewest losses (8), marking the only team in single digits.
• Illinois is 24-2 at home in 2015, and its current 18-game home winning streak is the longest active home streak in the nation.
• The Illini turned in their second straight complete game in the NCAA Champaign Regional and have posted a CG in their last three wins, as John Kravetz went the distance against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament.
• UI notched its third shutout of the year and lowered its team ERA to 2.42.
#ChampaignRegional FINAL...HERE WE COME!
#ILLINI #RoadToOmaha pic.twitter.com/nqKuhLafmi
-- ILLINI RoadToOmaha (@IlliniBaseball) May 31, 2015
What a performance by @DrDra35 as the #Illini tie the school with win No. 49!
#Clutch #RoadtoOmaha @NCAACWS pic.twitter.com/BheiRXYBBo
-- ILLINI RoadToOmaha (@IlliniBaseball) May 31, 2015
#ChampaignRegional CG Club #Illini pic.twitter.com/Nn8qSQvjBj
-- ILLINI RoadToOmaha (@IlliniBaseball) May 31, 2015
#ILLINI WIN pic.twitter.com/uC9pPCHynx
-- ILLINI RoadToOmaha (@IlliniBaseball) May 31, 2015
Let's finish it off! #Illini #RoadtoOmaha pic.twitter.com/cd7vE42wdk
-- ILLINI RoadToOmaha (@IlliniBaseball) May 31, 2015
B5 | @DrDra35 is dealing. 5 shutout frames for #Illini senior starter.
Illinois 3, Notre Dame 0 pic.twitter.com/SQnBryxB7a
-- ILLINI RoadToOmaha (@IlliniBaseball) May 31, 2015
B4 | WEB GEM by #Illini @AWalton2 to end the fourth! #SCTop10 #hops pic.twitter.com/R1piK4GG5W
-- ILLINI RoadToOmaha (@IlliniBaseball) May 31, 2015
Packed house at Illinois Field! #Illini #Irish #ChampaignRegional #RoadToOmaha pic.twitter.com/qfz2UalOL3
-- ILLINI RoadToOmaha (@IlliniBaseball) May 31, 2015
Finally time to play again! #Illini #ND
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-- ILLINI RoadToOmaha (@IlliniBaseball) May 31, 2015
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnson, Drasen (10-3)
L: Ryan Smoyer (9-1)
Batting:
2B: Fletcher, Casey 1 ; Kerian, David 1 ; Roper, Ryne 1
RBI: Walton, Adam 1 ; Roper, Reid 1 ; Roper, Ryne 1
SH: Krug, Will 1
SF: Roper, Reid 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Walton, Adam 1 ; Krug, Will 1 ; Roper, Ryne 1
CS: Walton, Adam 1
Base Running:
HBP: Ryan Bull 1
