Today in Minneapolis, Illinois split their doubleheader with the Golden Gophers of Minnesota giving them a 3-1 weekend win after winning both games yesterday. Recap: The first game was a squeaker with Minnesota winning 4-3. Illinois took the lead 3-2 in the fifth with two runs. Dom Altobelli’s double down…
Yes, that is exactly what the doctor ordered! After a five straight losses, we needed a couple wins to get us back on track and that’s exactly what we got against Minnesota on Saturday. The first game seemed to be outlet of pent-up burst of energy and frustration (not to…
Former Illini SS Shawn Roof is making the most of his second year in the minors. Currently, Roof is assigned to the Lakeland Flying Tigers, Detroit’s A team. Right now, Roof is leading the club with a .409 batting average. Hopefully, management is now starting to take notice. The Lakeland…
Next Game: Game #32-35 Fri April 18 3:05pm Sat April 19 1:05pm DH Sun April 20 1:05pm Record: 18-13 Big 10 6-6 vs University of Minnesota at Siebert Field, Minneapolis, MN It’s going to be a big series up north this weekend. The Illini are one game ahead of the…
Boy, I didn’t see that coming. Illinois were defeated (dominated, more like it) by our neighbor to the south, Eastern Illinois University by the score of 13-3. EIU scored 4 in the first inning and never looked back. After their six run inning in the 3rd inning, it seemed it…
Next Game: Game #31 Tues April 15 6:30pm Record: 18-12 Big 10 6-6 vs Eastern Illinois University at Grimes Field, Mattoon, IL Tuesday, the Illini limp away from getting swept by the Michigan Wolverines and try to save face when they play the Eastern Illinois University Panthers from the Ohio…
Today’s Illini loss to Michigan wasn’t as overwhelming as the two on Saturday but the 7-4 game still hurt as it meant a Wolverine sweep for the weekend. Illinois went into the weekend in second place and came out of it in fourth. Michigan cruised to a 7-0 start by…
It wasn’t even close. The Michigan Wolverines crushed the Illini by similar scores of 14-4 and 14-6. I didn’t make it out to the games. Between the cold, wet weather and watching the kids, it just wasn’t in the making. I had Gametracker going on the computer and the Cubs…
Today’s doubleheader between Illinois and Michigan was originally set for 3:05pm then changed to 1pm to take advantage of any good weather left. Now, the game has been tentatively been moved back to 2:30. High of 41 today with rain, rain, rain in the forecast.
Michigan defeated Illinois tonight 9-5. I shot this as I was walking to the stadium. The flags are located at direct centerfield. I could tell right away we were going to have a slugfest. Some Michigan ballplayers were spotted outside the stadium during batting practice to flag down the balls…