Illini take their show on the road this weekend
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more exciting for the Illinois baseball team, another hero steps up and helps the team during this storybook 2024 season.
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Wildcats to face wildly-hot Illinois this weekend
After a truly one-of-a-kind, record-breaking weekend in which Illinois swept the Northern Illinois Huskies, they will host state rival Northwestern this weekend for three games.
Illini baseball “Happy to back” for 2020
On the heels of the announcement that they were chosen to place fourth in the Big Ten by Perfect Game, the Illinois Baseball team held Media Day on Friday afternoon. Local sports pundits heard from Coach Hartleb, Garrett Acton and others at the Irwin Practice Facility. Acton who chose to…
As Fall season ends, Illini announce Allen as new pitching coach
The Illinois baseball fall season has now come to an end. With it, comes some needed staff changes to complete the coaching staff. Illinois baseball announced that former San Francisco Giants pitching coordinator Mark Allen will now be the pitching coach for the Illini. Not only does Coach Allen bring…
Coach Spencer Allen hired away by Wildcats
Big news on the coaching front this week. Coach Spencer Allen after one year as assistant coach with Illinois, has accepted a head coach position at Big Ten rival Northwestern. It’s a big move up for Coach Allen. All Illini fans I’ve talked to say they will miss him but…
Illini Baseball team takes practice at Illinois Field this week
This week, the Illinois baseball team have been practicing out at Illinois Field. On Thursday afternoon, I took off work early and observed the guys in action. While I was there, I snapped a few shots. I was especially interested to see this person. This is newly installed assistant Coach…
New Assistant Coach Spencer Allen gives his first interview
Not wasting any time, newly hired assistant coach Spencer Allen was already giving interviews on the first day here on the University of Illinois campus. Courtesy of Illini Productions HD, here is Coach Allen’s first interview. There’s nothing too surprising in the content. As expected, Coach Allen does place an…
Introducing new assistant coach Spencer Allen!
With the departure of assistant coach Eric Snider, the Illinois Baseball program didn’t waste time in finding a replacement to fill the coaching ranks. They’ve landed Spencer Allen who comes most recently from Creighton University’s coaching staff. Allen also has ties to the Big Ten having coached with Purdue a…