Earlier I posted that 15 of the Illini are playing in summer collegiate leagues now. Fightingillini.com has now posted a useful page listing the players and where they are playing complete with clicky goodness so you check out the league’s and team’s web pages. Handy if you want to check…
Now that the Big Ten season is over, some Illini players have plans for the summer. Some beginning as early as today, fifteen Illinois baseball players will be busy this summer playing in collegiate summer leagues. Four will play for the Fayetteville (NC) Swampdogs. In addition, seven will play for…
This came out last week but it’s important enough to mention. Three Illinois players were chosen to the All-Big Ten team. One made the second team and two made the third team. Here is the full list of the All-Big Ten teams Ryan Snowden Outfielder Ryan Snowden, who led the…
Yep, the Michigan Wolverines won the Big Ten Tournament. The Illini can take heart in the fact that the team they lost to, Minnesota, lasted till the very end. The Gophers were defeated in the championship game by the Wolverines. Not only that, Minnesota actually defeated Michigan in the second round to force…
RF Trevor Huisinga went 2 for 3 with 2 rbis in a losing cause The Illini season is over. Purdue eliminated them from the Big Ten tournment, defeating them 10-5. Never mind the details (maybe later) except that the Illini had a 5-4 lead in the sixth but couldn’t hold…
My hope that Illinois, riding a two-game winning streak, a streak that got them into the Big Ten tournament, would give them the momentum they needed to sweep through the tourney. Gopher starting pitcher Cole DeVries had something to say about that. Gopher hurler Cole DeVries You see, Minnesota was riding…
The Big Ten tournament starts tomorrow. Fifth-seeded Illinois will take on fourth-seeded Minnesota in the first round at 11:00am. Illinois has the upper hand in the season series, 3-1. In other Illini news, Brian Blomquist has been chosen Big Ten Pitcher of the Week following his impressive performance against Michigan…
Brian Blomquist: 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K Dave Schultz: 2 for 5, 2 HR, 2 runs, 5 rbis With Big Ten tournament eligibility on the line, these Illini came forward against Michigan State and made it possible. Nice going, guys!
With the pressure on, the Illini delivered. Down to the last game, needing to win against Michigan State if they wanted to continue on to the Big Ten Tournament, it seemed like everything went right. Brian Blomquist found his groove The same could be said for starting pitcher Brian Blomquist. …
It seems nothing can stop Michigan this weekend. So far, they have gone 3-0 against Iowa (including two 1-0 shutouts today!) and have clinched their 33rd Big Ten title. In doing this, they have home-field advantage and a first-round bye. Northwestern, with one game left tomorrow, have at least clinched second…