Illinois lose tough pitching duel with Texas State

Texas State 2 Illinois 1 Today’s game was a mirror image of yesterday’s.  Friday Illinois scratched out runs out of nothing.  Today, the hits were there but runs were scarce. Illini starting pitcher Mike Stankiewicz pitched a six inning gem allowing six hits and one run.  Unfortunately, the Illinois offense…

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Sunday’s Game 3 of Illini’s Orange and Blue Series

On Sunday, my son and I went to Illinois Field to watch the Illini play Game 3 of their Orange and Blue Series. Coach Hartleb (right) takes the field before the game. Scott Shaw pitches for the Orange team.  In 2006, Scott was practically unhittable when he was on his game. Freshman…

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