Luke Shilling slides into home during Illinois’ 5th inning rally against EIU Tuesday For the second weekend in a row, Illinois (12-14, 3-3 Big Ten) will be traveling for a Big Ten series. This weekend, they will be playing in Iowa City to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes (12-14, 3-3…
Jason Goldstein hit .323 for the Madison Mallards in the Northwoods League So far we’ve gotten a look at the former Illini in the minors this summer. That included a look at the very special draftee Class of 2015 in their first summer of pro ball. However, our current Illinois…
Justin Parr got us off to a good start tonight… but it wouldn’t last Justin Parr got the Illini off on the right foot with a homerun in the first inning while starting pitcher Kevin Duchene pitched five scoreless innings. However, Eastern Illinois caught up to the Illini with…
Senior Kevin Johnson will test his mettle against 6-12 Nebraska Friday On Friday, those of us fans in the Champaign-Urbana area will finally get to see the Illini Baseball team. It’s been a long wait but the home opener is almost here! Second place Illinois (13-4) will host the Nebraska…
I always say this at time of year but it’s nice to watch Illini baseball even if it’s only practice. The last couple days, I stopped by Illinois Field to watch the team of 2012 go through their drills. No they may not be playing a game but it’s still…
On top of the news that Drew Dickinson has officially joined the Illini coaching staff, another former University of Illinois pitcher will be taking his place as volunteer assistant coach. Last week, it was announced that Jason Anderson will take on the position on the heels of the news that…
Jason Anderson, the former Illini pitcher who made it to the bigs, is calling it a career. Anderson who was drafted from Illinois in 2000 by the New York Yankees, played three years in the majors for the Yankees, Mets and Indians. Since then the Danville native has bounced between…