Illinois to face rival Salukis this weekend

Illinois baseball has an in-state weekend series starting tomorrow.  They travel (just a little) south to visit the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Salukis are off to a good start in 2022. Not only are they 13-4 but they are 8-1 at home. Gametime Friday is 6pm. There’s a strong connection between…

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Sarver helps push Illini past the .500 mark

Powered by first baseman slugger and hometown hero Kellen Sarver,  Illinois (21-20) won two of three games against Penn State (17-23) this past weekend for their last home series at Illinois Field. That gives Illinois a winning record at 21-20! To be fair, Champaign native Sarver had a lot of…

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Gowens earns B1G Pitcher of Week honors: “it felt great to give back”

Not surprisingly, Riley Gowens earned the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award this week.  Based on his seven-inning, no-hit performance on Sunday, Gowens’ honor is the first weekly honor for an Illini player in 2021.  This award comes on top of his Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the…

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