Despite five errors by the Nittany Lions and a fine pitching performance by starter Kevin Johnson, Illinois dropped the first game of the all-important series against Penn State last night 3-2.
Johnson allowed just two earned runs in a complete game effort giving up just walk. Illinois managed to tie game in the fifth when Jordan Parr hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded that scored his his brother Justin Parr. The next inning though, PSU first baseman Jordan Steranka hit a solo homerun that proved to be the game winning run.
Today, John Kravetz (7-3) is on the mound for the Illini. Game time is 1:05pm.