Jordan Parr: Second in HR and 4th in rbis in Big Ten
Tuesday’s game indefinitely postponed… The game originally scheduled for this Tuesday night against the Redbirds of Illinois State has been postponed due the inclement weather. No date has been set but both teams are looking for a date to make up the game.
Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State players claimed weekly honors in the Big Ten. Shortstop Kirby Pellant becomes the second Buckeye to win the award in 2013.
The standings this week now that conference play has started for some Big Ten teams:
Conference Overall
Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Indiana............. 3 0 0 1.000 18 3 0 .857 Ohio State.......... 3 0 0 1.000 15 6 0 .714 Northwestern........ 2 1 0 .667 9 6 0 .600 Nebraska............ 2 1 0 .667 8 14 0 .364 Illinois............ 1 2 0 .333 14 6 0 .700 Iowa................ 1 2 0 .333 9 10 0 .474 Minnesota........... 0 0 0 .000 14 11 0 .560 Michigan State...... 0 0 0 .000 13 7 0 .650 Michigan............ 0 0 0 .000 10 11 0 .476 Purdue.............. 0 3 0 .000 7 14 0 .333 Penn State.......... 0 3 0 .000 5 14 0 .263
Indiana and Ohio State are showing they are the teams to beat in the Big Ten. Both swept their conference opponents this past weekend and their off to a great start in the Big Ten race. Another favorite, Minnesota, has yet to play a conference game. And Nebraska… well, we know how they did.
Big Ten Stat of the Week
Indiana not only leads the Big Ten in hitting (.315) but also in homeruns with 14. The next closest competitor is OSU with 8. If that wasn’t enough, they also lead in ERA with a tiny 2.06 ERA.
Illini on the Big Ten Leaderboard
Justin Parr ranks 6th in hitting with a .384 batting average. He and Jordan Parr rank 3rd and 4th in rbis respectively with 22 and 19. Jordan is tied for 2nd in homers with 3. Will Krug comes in 4th in runs scored with 20.
The next opponent for the Illini will be a non-conference weekend series against Oakland University. Game time on Friday will be 4:05pm