The Illinois baseball season ended Monday after falling to 4-2 to Vanderbilt in the NCAA Super Regional at Illinois Field.  It was a day of mixed emotions for losing pitcher Tyler Jay, who later learned he'd been drafted by the Minnesota Twins. 

The Illinois baseball team (50-8-1) plays its biggest series in program history this weekend, taking on defending national champs Vanderbilt in an NCAA Super Regional.  Two beat reporters covering the Nashville school have a preview.