It was cold and breezy at Illinois Field last night but that didn’t stop the hot bats of the Illini as they defeated Michigan State in their Big Ten opener by the score of 10-3. Illini starter Lee Zerrusen When Illinois scored a deuce in the first, MSU came back…
It was a good effort but not the result intended for Illinois’ first game of their spring break trip today down in Lakeland, Florida. In this morning’s game, Illinois lost to Army 9-8 despite a good effort by the Illini who rallied for five runs for in the the ninth. …
After soundly defeating LSU 6-2 today, one has to wonder if Saturday’s 22-10 drubbing by the Tigers was just really bad dream. Much kudos goes to starter Ben Reeser who was one out away from a 3-hit shutout. It was at that point, however, when the Tigers pumped some life…
Woo hoo! If only I was there at Alex Box Stadium tonight! Illinois defeated the #1 LSU Tigers in a nailbiter 3-1. Tonight’s game was the first of three games this weekend and the Illini got off to a great start, showing that they can win against ANY team. Starter…
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…
Congrats to Illini baseball Phil Haig and Brandon Wikoff. Both recently were honored by the Northwoods League. Hurler Phil Haig was named to the Northwoods League All-Star team after going 4-1 with a tiny 1.05 ERA for the Rochester Honkers. So far this season, he’s struck out 42 while walking…
That is a smile of a proud father. Russell Bonadonna (above) is holding the homerun ball hit by his son, Joe during Wednesday’s action at the Big Ten Tournament. Bonadonna’s homer proved to be the game-winner in the win against Ohio State in the first round of the tournament. Illinois…