I’m sure it’s been a hectic few days for the Illini baseball program. Due to cancelled flights, the scheduled opening weekend games in Beaumont, Texas just aren’t going to happen. Fortunately with a little collaboration, Illinois will play this weekend thanks to the help of host St. Louis University. Hey…
A couple of quick questions come from IBR reader Mark. He asks: What does the pitching staff look like for 2018? What is the projected rotation pre opening? Before I answer, I will say this… Nothing is sure when it comes to college baseball. I have asked Coach Hartleb similar…
Time to have some fun, boys!! So this is it… the last series of the regular season. Illinois baseball will host fifth-place Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Field for an early weekend series which begins on Thursday at 6pm. An 8th place finish is necessary to move on so Illinois’ current…
Jack Yalowitz hits at a .347 pace After a critical series win against #24 Maryland last weekend, Illinois travels to New Brunswick, New Jersey to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Rutgers (17-28, 5-10 Big 10) currently inhabits twelfth place in the Big Ten two spots below Illinois. Illinois is…
Freshman Michael Massey is on a hitting tear The Illinois baseball team continues its lengthy road trip by traveling to the University of Minnesota. The Golden Gophers (24-12, 8-4 Big Ten) are hosting the Illini who were swept by the Purdue Boilermakers last weekend in a conference series. Illinois…
Mark Skonieczny bares his teeth as he legs out a triple Baseball is great. Winning is even better. After starting the season 6-16, Illinois baseball is starting to find its groove. In their last twelve games, they won nine. That includes a 2-1 series win over Northwestern last weekend and…
Ty Weber takes on the Wildcats Friday night Illinois Baseball is on its best this roll season. With its three-game sweep against Indiana State, two midweek wins, and a win versus Michigan, the Illini have won six of its last eight games! The boys in Orange and Blue will look…
The bad news? Illinois went 1-2 this weekend. The good news? It was against Michigan, a nationally ranked team in the Big Ten. The bittersweet news. It could have very easily been a 2-1 victory in favor of Illinois. Sunday belongs to the freshmen Illinois won on Sunday to salvage…
Jack Yalowitz leads all Illini with a .389 average I say this every year but it’s worth repeating… the non-conference season is just the beginning. The Big Ten season is almost here and that brings a whole new aspect to college baseball. The competition is more intense, the rivalries…
Yalowitz says goodbye to this baseball On Friday, Illinois baseball returned to the friendly confines of Illinois Field and all was good again. Taking on the University of Toledo Rockets who were coming off a win against SIU, the Illini won 11-5 thanks to five rbis by Jack Yalowitz and…