Could be that Illinois is finally showing what they are really capable of.? I sure hope so. After sweeping the doubleheader today against the Dartmouth Big Green today, the Illinois will come home to Illinois with a 5-1 record from their Spring Break trip. That brings the Illini back up…
Two in a row! That’s the first time that’s happened this season but some reason, I don’t think it will be the last. Looking at the recap and boxscore of today’s game against North Dakota State University Bison, it just seems that nothing could go wrong down in Winter Haven,…
Today was my first trip out to Illinois Field. The second I stepped outside the building I work, I heard the ping of the bats (yes, I work that close). I walked across the cemetery that separated me from the field and voila!, I was there. It’s been a good…
First a look at the Big Ten standings: Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Ohio State 0 0 0 0.000 8 2 0 0.800 Michigan State 0 0 0 0.000 6 4 0 0.600 Penn State 0 0 0 0.000 4 3 0 0.571 Iowa 0…
Well, the Illini gave St John’s a good fight. It was pretty much the story of two games within one. The first one where the Illini had them strung up in the first five innings, winning 4-0. It was indeed the 3-run fifth inning when Illinois did most of the…
That’s the way to start the season! Consider that the Illinois baseball team went into the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge cold having missed the first weekend of play due to weather while their opponents, Notre Dame, got a three game head start. Consider also that same Notre Dame team won…
Nothing like a little summer talk to warm you up on a winter day. The Coastal Plain League’s Fayetteville Swampdogs have announced their first signings of the season. This college summer league team based in North Carolina has been known for taking in Illini players during the summer and 2010…
It was nice and warm Sunday October afternoon for Game Two of University of Illinois’ Orange and Blue World Series. There was just enough breeze to make things interesting. Yesterday, it was a good crowd in the stands because of the home football game. Even so, they managed to get…
Forget the cold. Forget the fact that it’s only a split squad game. It was just nice to see an honest to goodness baseball game at Illinois Field today. And in some ways, a split squad game between the University of Illinois baseball squad makes it interesting. It gives us…
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything about the Illini. But yesterday, news came out that six Illinois players have signed letters of intent. As of now, the 2009 class includes Christian Cummins of Harrisburg, Ill., Davis Hendrickson, of Macomb, Ill., Brandon Hohl, of Mokena, Ill., Kevin Johnson, of…