After their fourth sweep of the 2022 season, this time against Penn State, Illinois is headed to the Big Ten Baseball Tournament! Let’s take a look at the details… Illinois finished with a 31-20 record but more importantly, they had a 17-7 Big Ten conference record. That put them in…
In an early weekend series, Illinois baseball will face Penn State for the last regular season series before next week’s Big Ten Baseball Tournament. Illinois baseball comes in at 28-20 and a conference record of 14-7. That’s enough for a tie with Iowa for third place. Sources smarter than me…
If anyone in town has been waiting to attend an Illinois baseball game, this is your last chance! The Illini series against Nebraska will be the last three games at home. It has been over ten years since I’ve missed two Illinois baseball weekends. Between a wedding in the family…
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…
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…
After a three-game sweep of Purdue last weekend, Illinois baseball (13-13, 5-1 Big Ten) will take their show on the road against Iowa. The Illini will travel to Iowa City to face the Hawkeyes for three games including a doubleheader on Saturday (note the schedule change). Tied with Rutgers for…
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…
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…
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…
Illinois baseball had a successful weekend in Ball State. The bats certainly showed up. Illinois scored 23 runs in the three games against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Winning two of three games, they upped their record to a more respectable 5-8. Cam McDonald continues to hit as he now owns…