Dan Hartleb named best B1G coach of the decade

Illinois baseball is starting out the year right. D1baseball.com has named Coach Dan Hartleb the Big Ten Coach of the Decade! According to D1Baseball.com’s All Decade award-laden post: There’s plenty of competition for this honor. Former Indiana coach Tracy Smith has a good argument but only coached half the decade…

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Illini fans convene to hear Bobby Valentine at Hot Stove Banquet

The Illinois Baseball community continues to amaze me. The annual Illinois Baseball Hot Stove Banquet co-sponsored by the Dugout Club, was scheduled for last Saturday night. To be honest, I wasn’t sure if attendance would be high. We had a nasty winter storm roll in on Saturday and roads were…

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With the tourney on the horizon, Illini baseball tackles Big Blue

  Last weekend, Illinois baseball won their first series in Ann Arbor in fifteen years!  They didn’t waste time scoring ten runs on Friday then scoring another ten on Saturday.  On Sunday, the Illini scored two in the top in the ninth to force an extra inning game but couldn’t…

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Illinois lose two to Buckeyes over the weekend

  Illinois’ weekend was almost like the name “Ohio”.  Illinois high point was in the middle but there wasn’t much on the edges.  Last weekend, there great weather and lots of fans at Illinois Field.  There was even free food and a beer tent on Friday night.  Unfortunately, things didn’t…

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