Illinois’ first encounter with the Grand Canyon Lopes this past weekend probably didn’t go as hoped. The offense was down (on both sides) and when it was over, GCU (22-17) took two games of the three game set. Fortunately for Illinois the non-conference series doesn’t affect their Big Ten standing. …
This weekend, the Illini will take a break from Big Ten action. Fortunately for us, they will still be playing and even better, they will be here in Champaign at Illinois Field. They will host the Lopes of Grand Canyon University (20-16) who reside in first place of the Western…
It feels good to win three more! This wind-blown series was a wild and wooly one. Not only did Illinois have to stave off a nine-run comeback by Rutgers (18-14, 4-5 Big Ten) on Friday but there were two contested homeruns (one was overturned). While 25 runs were scored by…
Coming off a 2-1 weekend against Maryland and a midweek win versus Illinois State, Illinois baseball (20-8, 6-3 Big Ten) invites the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (18-11, 4-2 Big Ten) to the Midwest for a three-game series. This is a key series for both teams as Illinois is right above Rutgers…
While Bren Spillane racked up his third straight Big Ten Player of the Week award as well as the Perfect Game Midseason Player of the Year honor, Illinois (17-7, 4-2 Big Ten) hopes to regroup after a disappointing 1-2 weekend against Iowa. This coming weekend, they will play the Maryland…
It seems that Illini Bren Spillane came out of nowhere this season. In fact, the three-time Big Ten Player of the Week and newly honored Perfect Game Midseason Player of the Year showed signs of his slugging prowess early on. Spillane only came to bat nine times in his freshman…
Yes incredibly, Bren Spillane was named the Big Ten Player of Week AGAIN. This is the third week in a row, Spillane has been honored with the award. Maybe it’s not so incredible. In the past week, Spillane went 8 for 11 with five homeruns, seven rbis, and nine…
It was a cold, cold weekend for baseball. Despite the best efforts of Bren Spillane, #22 Illinois couldn’t pull off a series win against Iowa. The Illini eked out a nail biter on Saturday by the score of 13-12 but the Hawkeyes won the Friday and Sunday games. Spillane…
The Spillane Train continues to roll while Illinois (16-5, 3-0 Big Ten) welcomes Iowa (14-8, 1-1 Big Ten) to Illinois Field for a three-game series this weekend. In the last eight games, NCBWA Player of the Week Bren Spillane has hit 8 homeruns and driven in 18 runs. The junior…
Today, Bren Spillane was named Big Ten Player of Week for the second week in a row. It is the fourth week in a row that an Illini has been named B1G Player of the Week. March 6th: Michael Massey, Jr. March 12th: Doran Turchin, Jr. March 19th: Bren Spillane,…