This summer, Illinois baseball is installing new Field Turf at Illinois Field and the installation has now commenced! I had the day off today so I took some time to stop by Illinois Field and see how the progress is coming along. It was very strange to walk into the…
Pat McInerney is tied for the Illini lead in rbis with 19 We are one day away from Illinois baseball’s Big Ten home opener… …sort of. #15 Illinois (21-6-1) will be playing Northwestern (8-19) this weekend. While this isn’t technically a home series for Illinois, this will be the first…
The fog eventually lifted but the home fans’ spirits did not There was something about the late afternoon fog that added to atmosphere of Friday’s game against the Southern Illinois Salukis (3-13). It certainly didn’t bode well for the Illini as they were handed their first home loss by the…
After work today (yes, I worked on a Saturday), I crossed the cemetery that separates the U of I campus and the baseball field and got another look at the nearly completed clubhouse addition at Illinois Field. While I was there, I shot some photos. As you can see, the…
The clubhouse addition at Illinois Field is really taking shape now. Here are some photos from today. From across the street: A little closer: From the west side: …and from the southeast.
While I was out at Illinois Field today, I noticed they had made some discernable progress on the clubhouse renovation. There are now walls! Well, they’ve started on them, at least. Here’s a view from the southeast side: It gives us, and more importantly the players, a concrete…
After work today, I trekked on over to Illinois Field to see how construction was going on the improvements on the Illinois players’ clubhouse. I took some photos while I was there too. The UI baseball program has come out with a press release on the construction. Here are some…