These five Illini were honored by Big Ten

Tuesday it was announced that five Illini were chosen by the Big Ten to its All-Big Ten squads.  Here is the official announcement from the conference office. While I’m biased of course, I certainly feel these five are definitely deserving.  Justin Janas 1B Second team Last year’s conference batting leader…

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Illinois baseball to take on Hoosiers in Bloomington

This weekend, Illinois will travel to Bloomington, Indiana to face the Hoosiers.  Heading into this weekend’s series, Illinois is in third place with an 11-4 conference record. They suffered their very first series loss last weekend against ranked Maryland but rebounded in a midweek win against Bradley on Wednesday.  Indiana…

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Illinois hope to keep the wins coming against Northwestern

After a successful Big Ten weekend plus a wild and raucous midweek victory, Illinois baseball welcomes the Northwestern to Illinois Field this weekend to continue the fun.  Illinois won two games against Iowa after losing the first game last weekend.  Illinois continued their success against Illinois State on Tuesday.  After…

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Bring it on! Big Ten home opener against Purdue this weekend

This weekend, Illinois baseball hosts the tough Purdue Boilermakers for a three-game series at Illinois Field.  This will be the first home Big Ten series officially.  This is Mom’s Weekend at the U of I. There will be lots going on around campus and I’m sure the Illinois baseball program…

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Illinois to face Michigan State for Big Ten opener

This weekend, Illinois faces their first Big Ten weekend opponent.  They travel to East Lansing as Michigan State hosts the Illini for three games over the weekend.  Note that due to forecasted nippy temps on Sunday, that game will be played as part of a doubleheader on Friday. Saturday’s game…

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Illinois to face rival Salukis this weekend

Illinois baseball has an in-state weekend series starting tomorrow.  They travel (just a little) south to visit the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Salukis are off to a good start in 2022. Not only are they 13-4 but they are 8-1 at home. Gametime Friday is 6pm. There’s a strong connection between…

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