This will teach me to leave a game early…
I got to the park early today so I could see the boys practice.
The game had a auspicious beginning as starter Nick Chmielewski walked the bases loaded in the first. To his credit, he got out of that jam.
Unfortunately for reasons beyond my control, I had to leave early. But not before seeing, Dom Altobelli crack a homer to left center. That made it 3-0 Illini.
But boy oh boy, I sure wish I had stayed. I had 1400AM on listening to the game. Going into the ninth inning, the Illini pitching (four of them at that point) had yet to give up a hit.
But it was not meant to be. With Ben Reeser on the hill, the no-hitter was broken up by St Louis’ leadoff man J.D. Dunn with 0 outs in the ninth. St Louis went on to score two runs but that was no match for Illinois’ 9 tallies.
Nick Stockwell led off the second with a homer his second of the season. He was 2 for 4 with 2 rbis. Kyle Hudson was 2 for 5 with 2 runs ensuring that he would stay at the .400 mark. He swiped 3 bases increasing his total to 15.
Final Score: Illinois 9 St Louis 2
I was able to get some photos taken. You can see them here. Most of them are before the game.
Way to go, Illini!