Orange & Blue World Series Starts Monday

Baseball September 26, 2016

Orange & Blue World Series Starts Monday

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois baseball team's Orange & Blue World Series kicks off Monday at 4 p.m. at Illinois Field. Tonight's matchup will be a "staff game" for the pitchers, with multiple players getting innings on the mound.

Below are the rosters and schedule for the three-game series.

ORANGE
No.	Name	Pos.	B/T	Yr.
6	Michael Massey	INF	L/R	Fr.
9	Bren Spillane	INF/OF	R/R	So.
16	Luke Shilling	RHP/1B	R/R	So.
18	Anthony Drago	1B/OF/C	L/R	Sr.
19	Dan Rowbottom	OF	L/R	R-Jr.
20	Doran Turchin	OF	R/R	So.
23	Tyler Engel	INF	R/R	So.
25	Mark Skonieczny	C/OF	R/R	Jr.
31	Casey Dodge	C/INF	R/R	So.
33	Trent Hammond	INF	R/R	Sr.
34	Zack Jones	LHP	L/L	Fr.
35	Joey Gerber	RHP	R/R	So.
43	Sean Leland	RHP	R/R	Jr.

BLUE
No.	Name	Pos.	B/T	Yr.
2	Zack Kolakowski	INF	R/R	R-Sr.
3	Jack Yalowitz	LHP/OF	L/L	So.
4	Ben Troike	INF	R/R	Fr.
7	Ty Weber	RHP	R/R	Fr.
8	Ryan Haff	INF	R/R	R-So.
12	Cole Bellair	RHP	R/R	So.
15	David Craan	C/OF	R/R	So.
17	Matthew James	1B/RHP	L/R	Sr.
21	Zak Devermann	LHP	L/L	So.
27	Pat McInerney	OF/1B	R/R	Sr.
28	Andrew Dyke	OF	R/R	Fr.
32	Jalin McMillan	INF	R/R	So.
37	Zac Taylor	OF	R/R	Jr.
45	Ryan Thompson	RHP	R/R	Fr.

Pitchers Ryan Schmitt, Cyrillo Watson, Jackson Douglas, Doug Hayes, Andy Fisher and Quinten Sefcik are not scheduled to pitch, thus are not on either roster.

Orange & Blue World Series Schedule
Game 1 - Monday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m.
Game 2 - Friday, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m.
Game 3 - Saturday, Oct. 1 at 10:30 a.m.

All games are free to the public. Follow @IlliniBaseball on Twitter for updates.

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Players Mentioned

#18 Anthony Drago: 1B/OF/C; 6' 2"; Junior; L/R

#8 Ryan Haff: INF; 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman; R/R

#36 Doug Hayes: LHP; 6' 1"; Redshirt Sophomore; L/L

#17 Matthew James: 1B/OF/RHP; 6' 1"; Junior; L/R

#2 Zack Kolakowski: INF; 5' 10"; Redshirt Junior; R/R

#27 Pat McInerney: OF/1B; 6' 5"; Junior; R/R

#19 Dan Rowbottom: OF; 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore; L/R

#44 Quinten Sefcik: INF/RHP; 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman; L/R

#25 Mark Skonieczny: C/OF; 5' 11"; Sophomore; R/R

#3 Jack Yalowitz: LHP/OF; 5' 11"; Freshman; L/L

Players Mentioned

#18 Anthony Drago
: 6' 2"; Junior; L/R
: 1B/OF/C

#8 Ryan Haff
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman; R/R
: INF

#36 Doug Hayes
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Sophomore; L/L
: LHP

#17 Matthew James
: 6' 1"; Junior; L/R
: 1B/OF/RHP

#2 Zack Kolakowski
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Junior; R/R
: INF

#27 Pat McInerney
: 6' 5"; Junior; R/R
: OF/1B

#19 Dan Rowbottom
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore; L/R
: OF

#44 Quinten Sefcik
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman; L/R
: INF/RHP

#25 Mark Skonieczny
: 5' 11"; Sophomore; R/R
: C/OF

#3 Jack Yalowitz
: 5' 11"; Freshman; L/L
: LHP/OF