2019 Illinois Baseball Position Previews: Infield/Catcher

Jonathan BonaguroComing off a season where Illinois failed to make the NCAA tournament, this year’s Illini team looks to build off of last season’s heartbreak with production from infielders all over the diamond.

Many Illini baseball fans can recall the name ‘Bren Spillane’ pretty easily — potentially a future contributor for the Cincinnati Reds — but it’s time to get to know who will be monitoring the infield for the Illini in 2019.

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One thing is for certain and it’s that Ben Troike will be playing shortstop and Michael Massey will be playing second base. The two combined for 76 runs batted in a year ago (Troike’s 30 and Massey’s 46) and will look to build on those numbers in…