Dean at bat. Up & in. 1-0 Down & away. 2-0 Down the middle for a strike. 2-1 Fast ball low. 3-1 Ground ball into right field. Schimpf on 2nd and Dean on 1st. 1 out.
Gibbs up with 1 out and runners on 1st & 2nd. Fast ball high. 1-0 Fast ball strike. Crowd not pleased. 1-1 Ground ball foul 3rd base side. 1-2 Throw is inside. 2-2 Another inside pitch. 3-2 Crowd is behind Gibbs. Swing and a miss. Dean delays in his steal and is thrown out. End of the 3rd, no runs, one left on. 1-0 Illinois
Wikoff, Altobelli and Johnson up for the Illini in the 4th. Wikoff walked and scored 1st time up. Ball: 1-0 Fast ball low: 2-0 Strike! 2-1 Strike 2! 2-2 Fouled back. 2-2 Fouled to left field. Still 2-2. Base hit to left field for a single.
Altobelli singled his first time up. Ball. 1-0 Fast ball strike. 1-1 Very high, probably intended to be a pitchout. 2-1 Gibbs throws out Wikoff at 2nd. 1 out. 4 caught stealing tonight between the two sides. Pitch was a ball. 3-1 Swing and a miss. 3-2 Fouled back. 3-2 Swings and misses! 2 out, Ranado's 5th strike out.
Johnson's first pitch is low. 1-0 Strike! 1-1 Down & away for a ball. 2-1 Fast ball strike! 2-2 Fouled away to the first base side. 2-2 Swing & missed! 3 outs. 6th K for Ranaudo. 1-0 Illinois
Bottom of the 4th; LeMaiheu, Ochinko and Helenihi due up. LeMaiheu's first pitch is a ground ball. 1st baseman gets it and touches the bag himself. 1 out.
Ochinko singled his first time up. First pitch down and in for a ball. 1-0 Ground ball deep to short; Wikhof makes the throw in time. 2 outs.
Helenihi's first pitch is low for a ball. 1-0 Fouled back. 1-1 Ground ball left side. 3rd baseman throws over in time for the 3rd out. 3 outs, end of the 4th. That was a ridiculously quick half-inning.
Dittman, Cappetta, and Lutes up to bat in the top of the 5th for Illinois. 1st pitch fly ball out of play. 0-1 Strike! 1-1 Fast ball strike 2! 1-2 Fouled back to the screen. 1-2 Strike 3 called! 1 out for the Illini.
