Aaron Johnson slides in to score in Illinois’ big six-run first inning When I woke up today, I wasn’t sure we weren’t going to have a ballgame. It was raining and I heard thunder every so often. Thankfully, the clouds parted by about 2pm and we had about the most…
Will Strack struggles with his jacket in the strong Friday wind before the game. There was a fierce wind at Illinois Field Friday night. Unfortunately, Penn State took advantage of it and Illinois didn’t. The Nittany Lions cracked four homeruns and defeated the Illini 16-9. It’s not that Illinois didn’t…
Casey McMurray hopes to continue his hot hitting against Penn State this weekend Nothing brings out the best in our players than an honest-to-goodness Big Ten battle. This weekend, we’re getting just that. Coach Robbie Wine brings his 10-13 Penn State Nittany Lions to town to face the 9-9 Illini. …
Wow, the University of Illinois baseball team sure knows how to put on a show for their home opener, eh? The Illini crushed the Chicago State Cougars last night by the score of 18-2. The outcome of the game almost seemed apparent by the end of the second inning. By…
Larry Fall blogs about sports at Penn State University and his blog, Happy Valley Hardball covers the baseball team at PSU. Happy Valley takes a unique look at the team as it is very stats-oriented and Larry even occasionally expands his coverage to the conference in general. In light of…
For his efforts last week during the Spring Break Trip, Willie Argo became the second Illinois player to be honored by the Big Ten with the Player of the Week award. Argo (left) had it coming. His consistent offense throughout the week made me wonder if he would be considered…
The Illini are back from their Spring Break and ready to play up here in the north. Fortunately, the weather is going to cooperate… at least for this week. On Tuesday, Illinois will take on Illinois State University at their place in Normal. ISU is a member of the Missouri…
Fighting Illini.com has put the first installment of Inside Pitch online. SID Ben Taylor interviews OF/DH Casey McMurray. Among other things, McMurray talks about the Illini defeating then-#12 Coastal Carolina and the upcoming Big Ten opener with Penn State. Also, Lee Zerrusen continues his beat as the blogger…
There’s been a strong effort by the UI baseball program to get back to its roots, to learn its history. It’s something I heartily embrace and I know a lot of fans feel the same. Many have asked me if there was some sort of repository of information on Illini…
This isn’t showing up on the official roster yet but Northwest Indiana Times reports that former Illinois pitcher Drew Dickinson has been signed by the Gary Southshore Railcats. The Railcats are in the independent Northern League. Dickinson came over from the Schaumburg Flyers to help complete a trade. Indeed, only…