Davis Hendrickson and Thomas Lindauer share a high five In the past, Eastern Illinois University has given the Illini fits. Tonight however, Brian de la Torriente had no trouble with the Panther offense and Illini offense teed off of EIU pitching and Illinois won 10-3. Brian de la Torriente, in…
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…
Shortstop Thomas Lindauer makes the play at first Illinois baseball team came home to a crowd of 827 baseball fans and did everything they could to not disappoint. Hosting the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils, they succeeded as they outslugged the opposition 15-6 behind the solid pitching of Kevin Johnson. …
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…
The first win of the season is always nice but when it comes against a nationally ranked team, it makes it so much better. Such was the case on Sunday when the Illini defeated #27 St John’s at the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge in St Petersburg, Florida. Illinois came back…
Will senior Willie Argo help his team to victory in 2012? As I say before every opening series, now it’s gets real. However in 2012, it REALLY gets real. With the announced 2012 schedule which is one of the toughest the Illinois baseball team has seen in a while,…
Kelly Norris Jones rounds the paths Yes, baseball in January. On Tuesday, I got word that the Illinois Baseball team was practicing at Illinois Field so I grabbed the Canon and got out to shoot some photos. Two hurlers that the Illini will depend on in the 2012 season: …
Kelly Norris-Jones chats with Dugout Club rep John Santas before the game The first EIU batters hit safely in tonight’s game and it was 4-0 before Illinois got someone out. It didn’t get much better as Eastern won in a 10-2 wipeout. Justin Parr heads in to third But let’s…
Highest pick from the Big Ten Alex Wimmers who was nabbed 21st overall Below are all the Big Ten players picked in the first two days. As is usual with the Big Ten, catchers are heavily represented. Five backstops were drafted. [UPDATE]: I’ve updated the list to reflect yesterday’s picks. …
It’s that time of year. Since practice was over in early October, the coaching staff have been busy talking to possible recruits. Now we get to see the fruits of their labor. Last week, Coach Hartleb announced that six players have signed national letters of intent. And let’s get this…