Illinois sweep the Delta Devils in first home series

John Kravetz rebounds from last weekend and gets his fourth win Sunday John Kravetz allowed just three hits in seven innings in Sunday’s game against Mississippi Valley State giving him his fourth win of the year.  That completed a sweep of the Delta Devils now putting the Illini at 15-10…

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Illinois continues to pound MVSU, 12-4

Jordan Parr hustles into third as he triples in the first inning It was more of the same Saturday as the Illini pounded the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils 12-4 at Illinois Field.  Once again, a big inning helped as the six-run second pretty much put the game away.  By…

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Illini Baseball wins conference opener vs Cornhuskers 11-3

The Illini baseball team started the Big Ten conference season in a grand fashion by crushing the tough Nebraska Cornhuskers by the score of 11-3 in the opener at Lincoln.  Kevin Johnson won his fourth straight game getting all the offense he needed.  Leftfielder Justin Parr (right) was a big…

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With Sunday split, Illinois posts 3-1 weekend mark

Wow!  Lots of big stuff happened yesterday in Illinois baseball.  They did manage to get shutout by one the most struggling teams they’ve faced this year in Northern Illinois 3-0.  But on the other hand, they came back and walloped SIU 13-5.    Some of the big stories of the…

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Illini face SIU and NIU during Spring Trip

Finally, we get to see some Illinois baseball on Illinois soil… against other Illinois opponents.  This weekend sees the University of Illinois baseball team in a four game set.  They’ll play two games each against the tough Southern Illinois Salukis and the slumping Northern Illinois Huskies. For the first time,…

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Illini split pair at Nike College Showcase

The boys split a pair of games Saturday in Corvallis, Oregon at the Nike College Showcase.   They defeated Connecticut 5-1 in the early afternoon game but lost to #22 Oregon State 8-2.  Have we found a new A-1 starter in John Kravetz?  He’s a freshman and it’s early in the…

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Illini edged by Coastal Carolina 5-4

It was a tight game but Coastal Carolina ended up on the winning side on Sunday.  They edged Illinois 5-4 on the last day of the Coastal Carolina Invitational.  Matt Milroy pitched fantastically in relief, striking out a career high six and allowing just one run.  He took over the…

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Illini Kevin Johnson shuts down St John’s, 4-0

Raise a glass to Kevin Johnson… and to the fine Illini defense.  Today, the good guys defeated the St John’s Red Storm 4-0 at the first day of the Coastal Carolina Invitational at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  With the win, Illinois reaches the .500 mark at 4-4.  Johnson (right) pitched…

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