Drew Dickinson leaves for Virginia (and leaves a legacy)

Last week, Illinois baseball announced that Assistant Coach Drew Dickinson has accepted a position as assistant coach for Virginia. I never saw Drew Dickinson pitch at Illinois Field. I started following Illinois baseball during their championship season of 2005 so I never had the pleasure. As I began to learn…

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Illini players get their due from the Big Ten

Yesterday, the Big Ten announced the 2019 individual player honors and awards. Not surprisingly, many Illini were among them. In fact, four Illinois players were listed on the All-Big Ten First Team. Second baseman Michael Massey, outfielder Zac Taylor, starting pitcher Andy Fisher and closer Garrett Acton all earned First…

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#20 Illinois baseball earns third seed at B1G tourney with wins against Spartans

Wow! This is a brand new ballgame folks! This past weekend, Illinois baseball won two games against the Michigan State Spartans in their last regular series of the year.  A very quick recap… Thursday, Branden Comia drove home three runs and Kellen Sarver and Zac Taylor went yard as the…

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Illini sweep their way into Big Ten Tourney!

This past weekend, Illinois got the job done against the Purdue Boilermakers sweeping all three games.  It wasn’t easy.  Illinois battled the unseasonably cool and wet weather as well as pesky Purdue.  While the Illini won all three games by coming from behind.  Most notably, Zac Taylor’s walk-off homerun on…

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Illinois jumps Hoosiers in polls after pivotal series

Illinois took on ranked Indiana this past weekend and with two great pitching performances by Andy Fisher and Ty Weber, they find themselves back in the thick of things.  Illinois won two of three games, keeping the Hoosiers to just one run for the first two games.  As a result…

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Illinois baseball eke by with one win vs Terps

The past few weeks have a been a bit of a roller coaster ride for Illinois baseball.  Two weeks ago, Illinois was a ranked team and it seems like they couldn’t be beat.  Then Iowa took them for three games.  Illinois invited nationally ranked Coastal Carolina for two midweek games…

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Illinois opens conference season against Hawkeyes

It’s time for Big Ten baseball! This weekend, Illinois travels to Iowa City for a three-game set against the Iowa Hawkeyes. For Illinois, it will be the Big Ten opener. Iowa is still looking for its first conference win after Indiana swept them last weekend. Speaking of sweeps, Illinois is…

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