#6 Illinois (50-8-1) vs. Vanderbilt (45-19) - NCAA Super Regional
Game 1	Saturday, June 6, 2015 | 7 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Game 2	Sunday, June 7, 2015 | MOVED TO 5 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Game 3*	Monday, June 8, 2015 | TBA *if necessary
Game Notes	Illinois | Vanderbilt
Location	Champaign, Ill. | Illinois Field
Championship Links	Tournament Central | Fan Information | Interactive Bracket | Printable Bracket
Tickets	All games are SOLD OUT
Mobile Live Stats	Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Gametracker	Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Television	ESPNU (Clay Matvick and Jay Walker)
WatchESPN Stream	Game 1 Stream | Game 2 Stream | Game 3 Stream
Radio	WDWS AM 1400 (Dave Loane and Jeff Huth)
Live Audio	Game 1 Audio | Game 2 Audio | Game 3 Audio
Game 1 Starters	ILL: Jr. LHP Kevin Duchene (11-1, 1.46 ERA) VANDY: Jr. RHP Carson Fulmer (12-2, 1.92 ERA)
Game 2 Starters	ILL: Jr. LHP Tyler Jay (5-1, 0.60 ERA) VANDY: r-Jr. LHP Philip Pfeifer (4-4, 4.21 ERA)
Game 3 Starters	ILL: TBA VANDY: TBA
Series History	Illinois leads 2-1
Last Meeting	Vanderbilt won 10-4 (6/1/2013) in NCAA Regional
Series Streak	Lost 1
Interviews	Coach Hartleb | Coach Dickinson | Tyler Jay | Kevin Duchene | Reid Roper | Will Krug
Social Media	@IlliniBaseball   |  #Illini | @IlliniBaseball | Facebook | YouTube

Quick Hits
Illinois won its first-ever NCAA Regional, going 3-0 while hosting the first NCAA Champaign Regional at Illinois Field. The Illini advanced to the Super Regional for the first time in school history.

Illinois (50-8-1) set the school record with 50 victories, breaking the school record of 49 wins from 1982.

UI boasts the No. 1 winning percentage (0.856) in NCAA Division I Baseball and has the fewest losses (8), marking the only team in single digits.

Illinois is one of two Big Ten teams (Maryland) to reach a Super Regional. Big Ten schools have advanced to a Super Regional seven times since the NCAA Tournament format was changed in 1999.

Illinois is 25-2 at home in 2015, and its current 19-game home winning streak is the longest active home streak in the nation.

Illinois earned the No. 6 overall seed in the 2015 NCAA Baseball Championship, becoming the second Big Ten team in conference history to earn a national seed. Indiana was No. 4 overall in 2014.

UI was one of a conference-record five Big Ten teams (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan) that qualified for an NCAA Regional.

UI is 5-0 when playing as the visiting team at Illinois Field in 2015 (3-0 vs. Northwestern, 2-0 in NCAA Champaign Regional).

Senior David Kerian was named Most Outstanding Player of the Champaign Regional, hitting .625 with two home runs, two doubles and five RBI to go along with four walks. He posted a 1.625 slugging percentage and .750 on-base percentage.

Seniors Will Krug (.600, 5 R, 2 RBI) and Drasen Johnson (CG, 0 R, 6 K) also were named to the All-Tournament Team at the NCAA Champaign Regional.

The Fighting Illini won their 30th Big Ten Championship in 2015, which ranks second all-time in conference history behind Michigan (35).

Illinois swept the top three Big Ten individual awards for the first time in school history: David Kerian (Player of the Year),Tyler Jay (Pitcher of the Year) and Dan Hartleb (Coach of the Year).

Illinois posted a Big Ten record 27-game winning streak from March 30-May 20, which is the longest winning streak in the country in 2015. The Illini finished seven shy of the NCAA record winning streak of 34: Texas (1977) and Florida Atlantic (1999). The Illini also boast the second-longest active road winning streak (10) and best road record (17-2-1) in the nation.

The 2015 Illini pitching staff (435 K) broke the school record for strikeouts from 1998 (419 K). Their 2.42 ERA is on pace to shatter the school's ERA record (3.25) from last season.

Illinois was the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament for the fourth time in program history (1998, 2005, 2011, 2015).

The Illini won their first conference title since 2011 (shared with Michigan State) and first outright title since 2005.

UI won a Big Ten record 20 straight conference contests and became the first Big Ten team to ever record seven straight conference series sweeps.

The 2015 Fighting Illini finished in first place at 21-1 overall, equaling the 2014 Indiana Hoosiers (21-3) for the most wins during a 24-game Big Ten season (began in 2009).

The Illini have 25 comeback wins this season, coming from behind in half their victories this year.

Illinois is ranked No. 2 in the Collegiate Baseball poll for the third time (May 11, 18 and June 2), which marks the highest ranking in program history.

UI is a consensus Top 5 team in every poll for the fourth consecutive week, checking in at No. 2 by Collegiate Baseball, No. 3 by Perfect Game and the NCBWA, No. 4 by Baseball America and No. 5 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll and on D1Baseball.com. It is the seventh straight week the Illini are ranked in the Top 10.

UI sits in the Top 5 in the nation in four pitching categories: No. 3 in ERA (2.42), No. 4 in walks allowed per nine innings (2.10) and WHIP (1.11) and No. 5 in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.45).

The Illini also rank fourth in the country with a +3.4 scoring margin and 3.2 runs allowed per game and seventh with 61 double plays turned.

Illinois has not lost a three-game series in 2015.

Series History with Vanderbilt
Illinois is 2-1 in three all-time meetings with Vanderbilt. The Illini won 6-2 in Chicago in 1893 and 5-1 in Nashville in 1915. The Commodores won 10-4 in the most recent showdown in the 2013 NCAA Nashville Regional, sending UI to the loser's bracket of the NCAA Tournament.

Illinois in NCAA Tournament
Illinois is 17-19 in 11 all-time appearances in the NCAA Tournament and reached the Super Regional for the first time. The Illini have qualified an NCAA Regional in three of the past five seasons, marking the best five-year stretch in program history.

Home Sweet Home
The Orange and Blue have won 19 consecutive games at Illinois Field, which is the longest active home winning streak in the NCAA, and are 25-2 at home this season, which broke the school's best record from 1998 (went 20-5 at home).

Last Time Out - Regional Champs
Illinois' record-setting season added another highlight, winning the program's first NCAA Regional title with an 8-4 victory over Wright State at Illinois Field. The Fighting Illini reached 50 wins for the first time in school history when closer Tyler Jay shut the door with four scoreless frames, sending Illinois to its first Super Regional. Kevin Duchene posted a complete game in the 10-3 opening win over Ohio followed by a CG shutout from Drasen Johnson in a 3-0 victory over Notre Dame.

Big Ten Tournament Recap
Illinois went 2-2 at the 2015 Big Ten Tournament at Target Field despite posting a 0.51 ERA. The Illini opened with a 3-2 comeback win over Nebraska for a Big Ten record 27-game winning streak. The streak was snapped in a 2-0 loss to Maryland, with both runs being unearned. Senior John Kravetz's first career complete game shutout in a 2-0 win over Michigan State kept the Illini alive. UI allowed five unearned runs and fell 5-3 to Michigan, ending its tournament run. All seven runs were unearned in Illinois' two losses.

Illinois reached conference postseason play for the third year in a row and eighth time in 10 years under head coach Dan Hartleb. Illinois is 29-35 in 20 all-time appearances in the Big Ten Tournament and 10-14 in eight trips under Hartleb.

30th Big Ten Championship Clinched vs. Nebraska
With their 25th straight win on May 14, the Fighting Illini clinched the 2015 Big Ten regular season championship, marking the 30th conference title in program history. Illinois defeated Nebraska 6-3 at Illinois Field and surpassed Texas A&M for the longest winning streak in the nation in 2015.

Following a 2:41 rain delay on May 15, Illinois displayed its resilience yet again with a 10-9 comeback victory for win No. 26 in a row, equaling the all-time Big Ten winning streak record. The Illini scored their 10 runs in the first five innings and overcame a 4-2 deficit before closer Tyler Jay stymied the late Husker surge. The series and regular season finale against Nebraska was rained out.

School-Record 50 Wins
Illinois set the school record with 50 wins when it clinched the NCAA Champaign Regional title. Below is a list of the winningest seasons in school history, as the Illini have now exceeded 40 wins seven times.

School-Record Winning Streak
By winning 27 games in a row from March 30 to May 20, the 2015 Fighting Illini set the single-season and overall winning streak program record, which also broke the Big Ten winning streak record of 26 straight by Nebraska (1983). The previous best single-season streak was 16 in 1959 and 1989, while the previous longest winning streak across seasons was 19 games spanning 1909-11.

Stats Behind the Streak
Illinois did not lose over a span of 52 days, including 15 wins at home, 10 on the road and two at neutral sites. SeniorDavid Kerian hit a team-high .400 with seven home runs and 29 RBI during the 27-game winning streak. Jason Goldstein(.367) had six homers and a team-high 31 RBI during the streak, while the Illini totaled 30 home runs over the 27 games.Ryan Nagle (.367), Casey Fletcher (.351) and Adam Walton (.314) each hit over .300 during it.

UI Record Three All-Americans
Three Illini - Tyler Jay (First Team), Kevin Duchene (Second Team) and David Kerian (Second Team) - were named Louisville Slugger All-Americans by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. It is the first time Illinois has garnered three All-America honors in one season in program history.

Jay Stopper of the Year Finalist
Fighting Illini closer Tyler Jay was named a finalist for the 2015 Stopper of the Year Award, announced National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) June 3. Jay is one of five players up for the award given to the nation's top relief pitcher.

Jay was named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and a Louisville Slugger first-team All-American, and earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors after helping Illinois earn a Big Ten regular-season championship and No. 6 national seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Jay has a school-record 14 saves and a 5-1 record with a 0.60 ERA that ranks second in the nation in 60 1/3 innings over 29 appearances. He has allowed only 30 hits and seven walks while striking out 70, holding opponents to a .151 batting average.

The junior left-hander leads the nation in WHIP (0.61) and hits allowed per nine innings (4.48), ranks fourth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (10.00) and ninth in walks allowed per nine innings (1.04). He notched a four-inning save in the NCAA Champaign Regional final on Monday, propelling the Fighting Illini into a super regional matchup against defending National Champion Vanderbilt.

Hartleb No. 3 in UI History
University of Illinois 10th-year head coach Dan Hartleb has coached in 555 games as an Illini and currently ranks third in school history with 326 wins. He earned his 300th career win in a 17-2 rout of Northwestern on April 5 and moved past George Huff with career win No. 315 in a 6-5 comeback victory at Ohio State on May 2.

The top-four winningest coaches among the 10 all-time coaches at Illinois are listed below:
1. Lee Eilbracht 518-395-6 (27 seasons: 1952-1978)
2. Itch Jones 474-373-1 (15 seasons: 1991-2005)
3. Dan Hartleb 326-228-1 (10 seasons: 2006-present)
4. George Huff 314-97-4 (23 seasons: 1896-1919)

Duchene, Jay Both Named Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalists
Junior closer Tyler Jay (0.60) and starter Kevin Duchene (1.46) rank second and ninth, respectively, in the NCAA in ERA. Both Illini hurlers were named semifinalists for the NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy and the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher of the Year award.

Illini Pitchers in Big Ten Stats
Four Illinois pitchers rank in the Big Ten's Top 5 ERA leaders. Tyler Jay leads the conference with a 0.60 ERA followed by Kevin Duchene (1.46) in second, Drasen Johnson (2.01) in fourth and Rob McDonnell (2.19) in fifth.

Five Illinois pitchers rank in the Big Ten's Top 15 opposing batting average leaders. Tyler Jay (.151) leads the league followed by Rob McDonnell (.211) in fourth, Kevin Duchene (.228) in ninth, Drasen Johnson (.238) in 11th and John Kravetz (.258) in 15th.

Duchene's Dominant on Friday
Junior Kevin Duchene sits fifth in the nation with an 11-1 record, ninth with a 1.46 ERA, 23rd with a 5.73 strikeout-to-walk-ratio and 34th with 1.37 walks allowed per nine innings. He has fanned eight or more five times, including a season-high 10 punch outs against Northwestern. His 86 strikeouts are tops on the team and third in the Big Ten. Duchene's 2.00 career ERA ranks second in school history, while his 24-3 (.889) career record is the fourth-best winning percentage all-time by a UI pitcher.

Johnson Eats Up Innings
Redshirt-senior Drasen Johnson has been a workhorse for the Illini starting staff after moving into the rotation last season. Johnson is 10-3 with a 2.01 ERA and leads the Big Ten with 116.2 innings pitched, including a team-high three complete games. The Chillicothe, Illinois, native made every start last season and led the Illini with 96 innings pitched. He spent his first two seasons in the bullpen, throwing 39 innings in 2012 and 29.1 innings in 2013. He is eighth in school history with 281 innings pitched.

Kravetz = UI All-Time IP Leader
Senior John Kravetz is Illinois' all-time leader with 337 innings pitched. A four-year starter, he threw 87.2 IP as a freshman in 2012, a career-high 90.2 IP as a sophomore in 2013, 78 IP as a junior in 2014 and owns 80.2 IP during his senior season this year.

Duchene, Kravetz Each Own 24 Career Victories
Kevin Duchene (24-3) and John Kravetz (24-7) are tied for seventh on the Illinois all-time wins list. Mark Dressen (1989-92) and current pitching coach Drew Dickinson (1999-02) hold the school record with 30 career wins. Among active players in NCAA Division I Baseball, they are tied for 19th in the nation.

Kerian, Illini Dig the Long Ball
Illinois has hit 33 more home runs than last season (21 HR in 53 games) and is first in the Big Ten with 54 home runs (23rd in NCAA). Senior David Kerian leads the Big Ten with a career-high 16 bombs (10th in NCAA), which is the most by an Illini since Dusty Bensko hit 16 in 2005. Reid Roper is in second with 10 HR (5th in Big Ten) and Jason Goldstein is third with eight HR (T-7th) in Big Ten.

Dual Threat Reid Roper Named Academic All-American
Redshirt-senior Reid Roper was named Capital One second-team Academic All-American. Roper, who boasts a 3.55 GPA as an elementary education major, is hitting .302 with 10 home runs and 49 RBI. The Harrisburg, Illinois, native also boasts a team-high 40 walks and four triples along with tallying a save in four appearances out of the bullpen.

Double-Digit Hitting Streaks
Illinois players have posted five double-digit hitting streaks this season: David Kerian (18 and 17), Ryan Nagle (15),Jason Goldstein (15) and Casey Fletcher (12). An Illini has notched an 18-game hitting streak in each of the past three years with shortstops Thomas Lindauer (2013) and Adam Walton (2014) both doing so as well.

School-Record 9 Weekly Honors
Illinois, which racked up five Big Ten Player of the Week awards and four Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors this year, totaled a program-record nine Big Ten weekly awards which led the conference in 2015. The previous UI season-high was seven in 2009.

5 Big Ten Players of the Week
Illinois equaled the school record from 2009 with five Big Ten Player of Week awards in a season. Senior David Kerian(May 4, May 18) and junior Jason Goldstein (May 12, April 7) were both two-time winners, while senior Casey Fletcher(April 27) also collected the laurel this season.

4 Big Ten Pitchers of the Week
The Illini earned four Big Ten Pitcher of the Week accolades this year, which is a new school record. Each one was a left-handed pitcher: Kevin Duchene (April 7 & March 23), Tyler Jay (March 9) and Rob McDonnell (Feb. 16). The Orange and Blue broke the school record from 2002 of three Big Ten Pitcher of the Week awards in a season.

Staff ERA under Dickinson
Fourth-year pitching coach Drew Dickinson has improved Illinois' staff ERA each year of his career. The Illini finished with a 4.77 ERA in 2012 followed by a 3.76 ERA in 2013 and a school-record 3.25 ERA in 2014. This season, UI hurlers currently sport a 2.42 ERA (No. 3 in NCAA).

School-Record Attendance at Illinois Field
Illinois averaged 1,570 fans at Illinois Field this season, which is ranked 44th in the NCAA and broke the school record (1,270 average in 1990). Seven of the Top 12 biggest crowds in Illinois Field history (opened in 1988) have occurred this season.