Tonight’s game against the Spartans of Michigan State had it all. You name it… an injury, questionable umpiring, sibling rivalry, a comeback by the Illini. What a game! Coach Hartleb passed by where I was twenty minutes before the game. I asked him, “Are you ready?” “I’m ready but that…
Ben Taylor from the U of I Athletic Department interviewed University of Illinois Designated Hitter Daniel Webb on Wednesday. Webb talks about hitting in the 5 hole and being the DH as well as the Illini’s series against Michigan, Indiana and the game against Missouri. You can download the video…
The victory celebration after an Indiana game: I’m hoping to see four more of these Forget what I said before. This weekend is the big one. The Spartans are coming into town and the these games really matter. The Illini need to win at least two out of four against…
Tuesday night the Illini fell to the Missouri Tigers 12-5. For those scoring at home, this does not affect their Big Ten record and therefore their fight to make the Big Ten Tournament is unaffected, at least standings-wise. I’m sure the Illini would have liked to go into the last…
The Big Ten Tournament is almost a week away. With one more regular season conference weekend left before the Big Ten Tournament, it’s no surprise that there are a lot of scenarios that could occur. Let’s start with the two main rules regarding the Tournament qualification: 1. To qualify for…
What a lovely day it was for a ballgame! Of course it would have been nicer had we not missed the first few innings because I forgot my Go Illini card at home. Reliever Brian Long By the time we got there Brian Long had things well in hand. He…
It wasn’t pretty but the Illini beat Indiana in this weekend’s opener. Illinois had six errors in the game. Starter Tanner Roark continued his dominance during first games against Big Ten teams as he got the win in 7 2/3 innings. He gave up 5 runs but only 2 were…
Last weekend was big, there was no doubt about that. A split against the #13 team in the country on their home turf is a big victory in my book. More importantly, it meant that the Illinois squad didn’t lose ground in the fight to qualify for the Big Ten…
It couldn’t get any better today for the University of Illinois. With Illinois going against Michigan in a doubleheader, I had Gametracker going on all day today. When the Illini won the first in extras that was great. When they won the second game behind a solid performance by Scott…
Kyle Hudson Illini Kyle Hudson, who has the dual role of centerfielder for the baseball team in the spring and wide receiver for the football team in the fall (and he does very well at both) was featured in Doug Kroll’s column at CSTV’s web site. By the way, Illinois…