A productive relationship between senior catcher Jeff Korte and freshman backstop Jacob Campbell has led Illinois to its best start since 2015.
In the Illini’s six wins to open the season, Korte and Campbell have gotten starts behind the plate, with Korte starting four times and Campbell starting twice.
Both catchers have caught redshirt senior starting pitcher Andy Fisher so far this season and he has seen good results. Fisher threw 5.2 innings, allowing two runs and punching out seven batters when Jacob Campbell was catching him against Wake Forest two weeks ago. Fisher followed that up this past Saturday with six innings of one-run baseball and nine strikeouts with Jeff Korte behind the plate against Florida Atlantic.