The Champaign Room · Jun 16, 2022
Throwback Thursday: Illinois reaches NCAA Super Regionals
Illinois and Vanderbilt line up for the national anthem before game one of the 2015 Champaign Super Regional in front of a packed Illinois FieldIf you were to ask someone about what was the most prevalent sport on campus back in 2015, it would more than likely have been this baseball team.
Illinois Field in Champaign had never been home to a regional, much less a super regional in the NCAA Tournament. This season changed that.
That Illini team got the overall No. 6 seed in the tournament following a 47-8-1 record during the regular season and Big Ten Tournament, along with capturing a regular-season Big Ten title.
Roster
There were some big names from that team.