Illinois baseball looking to rebound against Terps this weekend

While Bren Spillane racked up his third straight Big Ten Player of the Week award as well as the Perfect Game Midseason Player of the Year honor, Illinois (17-7, 4-2 Big Ten) hopes to regroup after a disappointing 1-2 weekend against Iowa. This coming weekend, they will play the Maryland…

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Sweep! Illini begin conference season on the right road

Illinois baseball starts off the season with a sweep over the Northwestern Wildcats! While it was a clean 3-0 sweep, I don’t think I have seen such a close Big Ten series than this weekend’s battle.  The NU opponents put up a worthy effort and kept the boys in Orange…

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Ready for the B1G, Illinois to take on rival Wildcats in conference opener

You can throw out the 12-5 record now.  On the eve of conference season, it gets real tomorrow.  This weekend, the Big Ten baseball season begins and Illinois travels to Evanston to take on their in-state rivals, the Northwestern Wildcats.  While Illinois is listed in second place behind Indiana (15-4),…

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Spillane on a hot streak as #24 Illinois gore CSUN Matadors, 12-7

There’s nothing like taking a lunch break at Illinois Field to watch #24 Illinois Baseball!  I just I could have stayed longer to see more of the Bren Spillane show!  That’s right, Spillane who had eight hits and three homeruns on Saturday, continued his streak in #24 Illinois’ midweek game…

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Spillane’s Saturday helps Illini to a series win over SIU

  For the third weekend in a row, Illinois reaped the benefits of Big Ten Player of Week performance.  With that help, they won two of three from the rival Southern Illinois Salukis at Itchy Jones Stadium.  It was firstbaseman Bren Spillane who hit the cover off the ball, collecting…

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