On cusp of the B1G Tournament, Illinois seniors thrive

The Illinois baseball team ended the season with a bang.  Four bangs, to be exact. And it was appropriate that as it was Senior Day, three of those homers were hit by seniors. Overall, Illinois seniors had a big impact on the weekend against UT Martin.  The Illini won two…

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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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Loss to Michigan drops Illinois from B1G Tourney

David Kerian homered and drove in two runs in Illinois’ loss The Illini gave a great effort at the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis but their chance for a tourney championship came to an end at the hands of the Michigan Wolverines.  After a lights out performance on Friday night…

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Streak ended but Illinois is back to business against the Spartans

Two hits and an rbi for Jason Goldstein in Round two at the Big Ten Tourney It finally happened.  It had been almost two months since Illinois had lost game but on Thursday night at the Big Ten Tournament, costly errors contributed to a 2-1 loss to the Maryland Terrapins. …

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