I wouldn’t say the Illini are going north this weekend. They’re just not travelling as far south. Bowling Green, Kentucky is their destination and they will be facing off against the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky University. WKU (6-5) seems to be a pretty tough team both offensively and on the…
The Columbia Lions took the Fighting Illini today 9-3 in the last game of the Bright House Invitational. There was no comeback, no “early lead then lost it”. Columbia scored four runs in the first inning and simply held on to the lead for the rest of the game. Illinois…
For the second time at the Bright House Invitational, the Illini had the lead past the fifth inning and lost the game. Today, Illinois grabbed a 2-1 lead thanks to a Willie Argo homerun in the top of the sixth inning. However, by the bottom of the sixth, two Stetson…
Willie Argo approaching the plate Battle at Busch in 2010 The UI Athletic Department has announced that tickets for the second annual Battle at the Busch have gone on sale. Illinois will take on Missouri Tigers and play at the home of the Cardinals on March 29th. Gametime is 6:30pm.…
“Kevin Johnson pitched extremely well and deserved to win, but we were bad out of the bullpen,” -Coach Dan Hartleb on Friday’s game against Central Michigan That about sums it up. Illinois went into the top of the eighth inning ahead 5-0 in their first game of the Bright…
It’s down to Florida for the third weekend in a row for the Illini baseball team. This time, they are participating in the Bright House Invitational in Deland, Florida. Stetson University are the gracious hosts. FightingIllini.com beat me to the punch with their weekend preview. It looks like the Johnson-Anderson-Kimes…
Casey McMurray leads the Illini in hitting (.391) and rbis (7) Sunday’s 5-1 loss to Florida Gulf Coast was a little disappointing but overall the Illini baseball should feel good about their 2-1 series against the Eagles. According to the team press, this was the first time Illinois has won…
Two games into the weekend series against Florida Gulf Coast University, I’m wondering what Coach Hartleb told them during this past week. Whatever it was, it worked. Remember, this is a FGCU team that enjoyed a 38-20 record just one year ago. In just two games, the Illini have proven…
Tonight, the University of Illinois baseball team (1-2) will take on Florida Gulf Coast University (2-2) at Fort Myers. It will be the first in a three game series. FightingIllini.com has their weekend preview up. We’re looking at the same starters from last weekend: Johnson, Anderson and Kimes. The interview…
Josh Parr and Casey McMurray combined for 8 rbis at the Big East/Big Ten Challenge Tournament play has that added competitive tension but this weekend, Illinois (1-2) gets to play an honest-to-goodness three game series. This weekend’s opponent is Florida Gulf Coast University (2-2) and they’ll be playing in warm…