Six rbis for Reid Roper in the last two games The Illini cruised to their ninth straight win over the Purdue Boilermakers on Sunday winning 5-1. Starter Drasen Johnson had some help from Reid Roper’s bat. Roper hit a three-run triple in the fifth inning to give Johnson and the…
Drasen Johnson wins #4 of the year There was no game winning homerun today. Nor was their any other late inning heroics. There was no need for any. #15 Illinois (23-6-1) got off to a nice 6-1 lead by the third inning and never looked back against Northwestern on Saturday. …
David Kerian is currently on a 12 game hit streak David Kerian extended his hit streak to 12 games and hit his sixth homer of the season but it just wasn’t enough for an Illini win. The Michigan State Spartans outplayed Illinois on Sunday and won 5-2. They handed Drasen…
Adam Walton leads the team in steals and is tied for the team lead in runs scored The Illinois baseball team have had great ride up until now. They are 18-5-1 and are ranked as high as #17 in the polls. Throw that all out the window now because the…
Victory leap! It was a sunny day at Illinois Field and the balls were flying out of the park. In fact, every run scored today was the result of a homerun. The good news is that Illinois (17-4-1) came out ahead of the South Florida Bulls (15-8-1) in the end…
Drasen Johnson will go for win #3 this Saturday This weekend, #18 Illinois baseball will take on a tough University of South Florida Bulls team at Illinois Field This season, the Bulls are 15-6-1 and currently on a nine-game win streak. The Illini are 15-4-1 and look to extend their…
Third career complete game for Drasen Johnson It was a strange game at times with two ejections and an oh-so-close homerun that was ruled a foul ball but in the end, the Illini (13-4-1) came out the victor. Starter Drasen Johnson pitched a complete against the Southern Illinois Salukis (3-14)…
Pat McInerney drives in a run on Tuesday against Chicago State Illinois Baseball’s preview is up now for this weekend’s series against Southern Illinois. It can’t be emphasized enough. Our pitching rotation is so strong that we can’t find room for a pitcher of Rob McDonnell’s caliber. McDonnell did a…
David Kerian adds some late-inning excitement in Oklahoma on Sunday Illinois baseball finished out their road trip with a solid weekend against nationally ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys down in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Illini took two of three games winning games on Friday and Sunday and dropping Saturday’s contest. The series…
Kevin Duchene is back with a vengeance It’s bad news, good news and bad news time. The bad news is that Illinois scored just two runs in as many games against Ball State. The good news is that they won one of those games. The bad news is that yes,…