On the eve of the Big Ten Tournament, conference awards were handed out. Three Illinois players got some hardware to display on their mantles.
Shortstop Josh Parr (left) was named to the All-Big Ten third team. Making the switch from second base to short, his conference.337 average and 21 runs scored were tops at his position. Also bearing on this honor was his 21 steals in 25 attempts. No doubt, he was one of the strongest #9 hitters in the Big Ten.
Starting pitcher Kevin Johnson (right) was unanimously named to the All-Freshman 
team. In a season with uncertainty in the rotation, Johnson was a hint of stability as he was there every Saturday. He had a rough start but he came on during Big Ten play and for two or three weekends, he was downright unstoppable.
Finally, Craig Lutes was honored with the Illinois Sportsmanship Award. I don’t know anyone who deserves it more. During his time here, Craig has always been a team player and done what was asked of him. A quiet and unassuming fellow, his hard work really paid off in 2010 when he had a career season hitting .305.
Of course, Craig also treated Illinois fans to one of the most exciting game enders we’ve seen in a while, too.
Congrats to Josh, Kevin and Craig!
Here is the full list of winners courtesy of bigten.com
ALL-BIG TEN BASEBALL TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
1B – Nick O’Shea, MINN
2B – Zach Morton, NU
SS – Jonathan Roof, MSU
3B – Chris Lashmet, NU
OF – Alex Dickerson, IND#
OF – Ryan LaMarre, MICH
OF – Zach Hurley, OSU
C – Ben Heath, PSU
DH – Josh Lyon, IND
SP – Eric Jokisch, NU
SP – Alex Wimmers, OSU#
SP – Matt Bischoff, PUR#
RP – Paul Snieder, NU
SECOND TEAM
1B – Jerrud Sabourin, IND
2B – Ryan Jones, MSU
SS – Trevor Stevens, NU
3B – Torsten Boss, MSU
OF – Kurtis Muller, IOWA
OF – Eli Boike, MSU
OF – Michael Kvasnicka, MINN
C – Chris Berset, MICH
DH – Ryan Dew, OSU
SP – Jarred Hippen, IOWA
SP – Phil Isaksson, MINN
SP – Seth Rosin, MINN
RP – Tyler Burgoon, MICH
THIRD TEAM
1B – Jeff Holm, MSU
2B – Tyler Rogers, IND
SS – Josh Parr, ILL
3B – Zach McCool, IOWA
OF – Michael Earley, IND
OF – Michael Stephens, OSU
OF – Steve Snyder, PSU
C – Kyle Knudson, MINN
DH – Chris Roberts, MSU
SP – Alan Oaks, MICH
SP – Kurt Wunderlich, MSU
SP – TJ Oakes, MINN
RP – Scott Matyas, MINN
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM*
1B – Jack Havey, NU
2B – Ryan Jones, MSU#
SS – Derek Dennis, MICH
3B – Torsten Boss, MSU#
OF – Patrick Biondi, MICH
OF – Arby Fields, NU
OF – Elliot Searer, PSU
OF – Steve Snyder, PSU#
C – Kevin Plawecki, PUR#
DH – Mike Corbeil, IOWA
SP – Kevin Johnson, ILL#
SP – Bobby Brosnahan, MICH#
SP – TJ Oakes, MINN#
RP – Brad Schreiber, PUR
BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL HONORS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Alex Dickerson, IND#
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Alex Wimmers, OSU
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Ryan Jones, MSU
COACH OF THE YEAR
John Anderson, MINN
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Craig Lutes, ILL
Sterling Mack, IND
Michael Jacobs, IOWA
Chris Berset, MICH
Brandon Eckerle, MSU
Kyle Knudson, MINN
Chad Noble, NU
Zach Hurley, OSU
Louie Picconi, PSU
Matt Bischoff, PUR
# – Unanimous Selection
* Additional Honorees Due to Tie