Jordan Parr: Second in HR and 4th in rbis in Big Ten Tuesday’s game indefinitely postponed… The game originally scheduled for this Tuesday night against the Redbirds of Illinois State has been postponed due the inclement weather. No date has been set but both teams are looking for a date…
Alex Lincoln lays down a bunt with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th On Saturday, Illinois split a doubleheader with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. They won the first game 8-7 on a walk-off squeeze play by Alex Lincoln. In the second game, there were plenty of base runners…
I’ll admit, my photo of Cornhusker Michael Pritchard scares me a little As they say, all good things must come to an end. After winning twelve of their last thirteen games, Illinois Baseball faced reality in the form of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. In their home opener and the Big Ten…
Illinois continued their winning ways as they took the first two games against the Salukis of Southern Illinois. That gives the Illini ten wins in their last eleven matches and a formidable 12-4 record. Game #15 / March 15, 2013 vs 4 1 On Friday, Kevin Johnson…
Wow! That was a tight game. Illinois (8-4) squeaked one by the Baylor Bears tonight by the score of 4-3 on a 2-run ninth inning comeback rally. GameTracker has never been so enthralling (it tickles me when the home team on GameTracker comes back on the field just after losing…
Don’t look now but Illinois is in first place in the Big Ten Baseball. The current standings: Big Ten Overall Team Record Pct. Record Pct. Illinois 0-0 .000 7-4 .636 Indiana 0-0 .000 6-2 .750 Ohio State 0-0 .000 6-4 .600 Minnesota 0-0 .000 6-5 .545 Michigan 0-0 .000 5-5…
Illinois Baseball finished strong at the Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, North Carolina this weekend. After an initial loss to the East Carolina Pirates and a win versus the Ohio Bobcats the next day, they followed that up with two more wins to close out the tournament against the New…
After a loss to the East Carolina Pirates last night, Illini Baseball came back this morning ready to play. Behind the pitching of Kevin Duchene and a 4 for 4 performance by David Kerian, they defeated the Ohio Bobcats 11-6. Game #4 / February 21, 2013 vs 8 2…
Game #3 / February 17, 2013 vs 7 6 One thing I will say about Coach Hartleb is that he’s not afraid to let his freshman to take their licks in the early non-conference games. That was apparent Sunday with the game tied in the bottom of the ninth…
Kevin Johnson: A pitcher to watch The Big Ten released its preseason poll of conference baseball coaches today. There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that if the coaches are right, Illinois should make the Big Ten Baseball Tournament. The bad news is that it will be…