Next Game: Games #50-53 Thur May 15 6:05pm Fri May 16 3:00 (DH) Sat May 17 4:00pm (DH) Record: 29-20 Big Ten 15-12 vs Purdue at Illinois Field Champaign, IL Ok, Illini Fans, this is it. Our magic number is down to two. The Purdue Boilermakers are coming to town…
No game on Sunday between Illinois and Ohio State. Rain washed away any chance of the Illini to tie Ohio State for the weekend. As frustrating as that probably is, Ohio State had the momentum after their amazing comeback in Game 2 on Saturday (they scored 10 runs in the…
On Saturday, Illinois and Ohio State completed their Friday contest that was suspended by rain. Illinois won easily with both teams scoring two additional runs. Final Score 9-4 Illinois. The win goes to Kevin Manson which makes him 7-1 on the season. Mike Sterk got his third save of the…
Friday night games continue to be plagued by the weather. Fortunately, Illinois and Ohio State were able to get a good six plus innings in before the game was called. Even better, the Illini have a good head start on the Buckeyes leading 7-2. Starter Kevin Manson pitched a gem…
Next Game: Games #47-50 Fri May 9 5:35pm Sat May 10 12:05 (DH) Sun May 11 12:05pm Record: 28-18 Big Ten 14-10 vs Ohio State at Bill Davis Stadium, Columbus, Ohio It’s getting close to crunch time. Two more series left for the Illini this regular season; one against the…
Dang, I’m out of town for a game and boy, it sure sounds like it was an exciting one. Northwestern had the Illini down by a run in the bottom of the ninth when catcher and cleanup hitter Aaron Johnson jacks a two-run shot to win it all 10-9. Wow!…
Joe Bonadonna’s always in a hurry Illinois split a doubleheader with Northwestern Saturday losing a squeaker 4-3 then in the second game, crushing the Wildcats 11-5 behind a pair of career-first homers by Kyle Hudson and John Schlichter. The kids and I got to the park just as fans were…
Brandon Wikoff tips helmets with Kyle Hudson as on-deck Aaron Johnson watches on Illinois defeated Northwestern Saturday 14-4. Brandon Wikoff was the big producer going 5 for 5 for 5 with 2 doubles, a homer, six rbis, and four runs. Yes, that’s right… he was one base away from a…
Next Game: Games #43-46 Sat May 3 3:05pm Sun May 4 1:05 (DH) Mon May 5 6:05pm Record: 25-17 Big Ten 11-9 vs Northwestern at Illinois Field, Champaign, IL Before I forget to mention it, the series with Northwestern has been moved back a day. due to weather concerns So…
Brandon Wikoff laying down a bunt College baseball is a strange beast. After a weekend against a Big Ten rival where we score 49 runs and give up 43 runs, they take on Southern Illinois and pitch their hearts out. After a rough 3 innings giving up two runs, Illinois…