Illini events under the lights in 2018-19

Photo by: Stephen HaasSure, track still has a meet left. But as we see it, the Illini's 2017-18 season was put to bed when baseball and golf bowed out over the weekend. So let's look ahead to what surely will be a better season, as beat writer SCOTT RICHEY offers 10 events Illinois fans can anticipate for 2018-19:

With the (__) overall pick

The Illinois baseball season ended rather abruptly when the Illini were left out of the NCAA tournament field once it was unveiled Monday despite wins against multiple tournament teams and a strong résumé. Next week's MLB Draft that runs June 4-6 should turn out better for a pair of likely top-10-round draft picks in first baseman Bren Spillane and closer…