The Big Ten Conference has been busy arranging venues for future Big Ten Baseball Tournaments, it seems. With record breaking crowds at this year’s tournament at the TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, the conference has decided to return in two years and locked up dates for the 2016 and 2018…
With the departure of assistant coach Eric Snider, the Illinois Baseball program didn’t waste time in finding a replacement to fill the coaching ranks. They’ve landed Spencer Allen who comes most recently from Creighton University’s coaching staff. Allen also has ties to the Big Ten having coached with Purdue a…
A quick announcement… Due to the weather in St Louis, the game that was scheduled for tonight will be postponed and played in two weeks, on April 23. The time of the game will be 6:30pm. If you bought a ticket for the Missouri-Illinois, don’t worry. The ticket will be…
Earlier this year when the schedule was released, I noticed that the Illinois-Missouri game was scheduled to be held in Sauget, Illinois. I did a little double take when I saw that and it just didn’t register with me. Now, it all makes sense. Coach Hartleb pulled a rabbit out…
Wow, this is ironic. While we’re having relatively balmy weather here in Illinois (sunny and in the 40s), the games down at the “Baseball at the Beach” Tournament are being rescheduled because of inclement weather. All game times down in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina have been changed for the tournament. …
It was announced over the past weekend that for the first time in conference history, the 2014 Big Ten Baseball Tournament will feature eight teams expanding from its previous format of six entries. The tournament which will be held this year on May 21-25, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha,…
The Fighting Illini Baseball program released their official 2014 season preview on Friday. Complete and thorough, it answers a few questions. In a nutshell, the young 2014 team has lost its entire outfield and the left side of the infield from last year but the pitching staff is relatively…
The Fighting Illini released the official 2014 Illini Baseball poster and it looks sharp! After teasing us with daily snippets of it on Facebook, we finally get to see the whole thing. Starting in the bottom left corner and moving clockwise, the poster features IF Michael Hurwitz, P John Kravetz,…
Yesterday, the Fighting Illini Baseball team has formally announced their official 2014 schedule. Touted as “challenging”, this one actually fits the bill. This spring, the Illini will play four teams who reached last year’s NCAA Tournament. Those teams are Coastal Carolina, Florida (twice), Wichita State and Indiana (three times). 2014…
This Friday, it will be three weeks left until Illini Baseball begins their season. That’s when they start off with a three-game weekend against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. The Illini Baseball program is kicking the season off by releasing their official poster for the 2013 season. Perhaps underscoring the…