For those Illini Baseball fans interested in a field trip to sunny St Petersburg, Florida to see some Illinois baseball, the 2010 Big Ten/Big EAST Challenge tickets are on sale now. The second annual Challenge will take place February 26-28, 2010. An all-tournament pass will cost $25. More info at…
Citing the success of last year’s effort, the Big Ten and the Big EAST will once again kick off the season in 2010. Both conferences have announced the schedule of the Big Ten/Big EAST Challenge. "We are very happy to once again host the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge," said Kevin…
Some quick news links from around the Big Ten baseball world -Brian from Big Ten Hardball wraps up the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge and chose his All-Weekend Team. Brandon Wikoff and Dom Altobelli made first team. Aaron Johnson made honorable mention. -Yes, the Big Ten did reign supreme in the…
Illini players Brandon Wikoff and Pete Cappetta were honored for their efforts in last weekend’s BIG EAST/ Big Ten Challenge down south. CollegeBaseball360 chose Wikoff for the All-Tournament Team. He went 5 for 12 with six runs and .588 OBP. Cappetta was chosen for the Honorable Mention All-Tournament Team. He…
Illinois Baseball lost Saturday night against Notre Dame but rebounded versus West Virginia today to conclude the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge down in Florida. I think it would be safe to say that both games were slugfests. Notre Dame on Saturday Illinois had a chance to win it against the…
Woo-hoo! This is one I would have really liked to seen in person. The Illinois defeated Iowa in the first game of the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge in Clearwater, Florida. Down 2-1 in the sixth, the Illini came back to score five runs thanks in part to three Iowa fielding…
It’s opening day for the Illini which means they’re someplace warm, in this case, Clearwater, Florida. What’s different this year is that tonight, they are opening up against a Big Ten team, Iowa. My guess? They’re making up for lost time. They didn’t play the Hawkeyes all last year. Lars…
It may be freezing here in central Illinois but for Friday at Illinois-Iowa’s game time, it’s forecasted to be a balmy 51 degrees. Here again is the rundown of the (updated) weekend schedule for the BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge: Games #1,2,3 Record: 0-0 Feb 20 – 6:30 CST vs…
Due to one field not being playable, there has been some changes in the Big East/Big Ten Challenge this weekend. Here are the Illini Games scheduled: Friday, 6:30pm Illinois at Iowa Jack Russell Stadium Saturday 6:30pm Illinois at Notre Dame McKechnie Field Sunday 12:00 noon West Virginia at Illinois…
Next February, the Illini will compete in a tournament between the Big Ten and BIG EAST conferences. The inaugural BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge will take place February 20-22, 2009 and will be hosted by the St Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission. All teams of the Big Ten and BIG EAST will take…