Baseball Players of the Day from Illinois - Friday 2/25

Andy Leonard UIC

Baseball in Illinois players of the day for Friday February 25th 2011.

Catcher Andy Leonard from the University of Illinois Chicago went 3-5 with a double and 5 rbi's in a 10-8 win over Kentucky.  Andy tied the game at 8 with a two out clutch base hit in the top of the ninth for the Flames.  Andy is senior at UIC, attended Stagg High School and lives in Orland Park IL.

Joe Bircher Bradley

Left handed pitcher Joe Bircher went seven innings, allowed 3 hits, struck out 7 and walked one in a 4-0 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock.  Joe moved his record to 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA in 14 innings on the season.  Joe lives in Omaha Nebraska.