Leo Mazzone headlines 2023 Hot Stove Banquet

On Saturday January 14, the Illinois Baseball community gathered in person for the first time since 2020 for their annual Hot Stove Banquet.  Signifying the beginning of the Illinois baseball season, the Hot Stove Banquet is a chance for fans, coaches, players and community members to meet, talk and to…

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Illini look for wins in South Carolina

After starting out with a 1-2 opening weekend, the Illini will hope to improve on that record in South Carolina. This will be the seventh straight year, they will going to SC. This year, the Illini will be taking on three teams in two stadiums at the Brittain Resorts Invitational.…

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Buck Showalter speaks at 2020 Illinois Baseball Hot Stove Banquet

On Saturday night, the Chancellor Ballroom at the iHotel was filled to capacity with loyal Illinois Baseball fans for the 2020 First Federal Hot Stove Banquet.  Three-time Manager of the Year Buck Showalter was the keynote speaker and Mike Namoff facilitated a successful live and silent auction for Illinois Baseball. …

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Bucky Dent highlights Illini Baseball’s Hot Stove Banquet

  Saturday night, the large conference center at the iHotel in Champaign was filled to capacity with Illinois baseball fans there to meet the 2018 baseball players, hear former Yankee shortstop Bucky Dent and help raise some money.  It’s an annual tradition called the Hot Stove Banquet which is sponsored…

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No tourney but Illinois baseball ends 2016 on winning note

Illinois won their last two games against Michigan but it just wasn’t enough.  Going into the last game, their fate was in the hands of Michigan State and the Spartans let them down.  As a result, Illinois will not be going to the Big Ten Baseball Tournament next week.  This…

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How have our Illini players done this summer? Part 1

Well, it’s almost September already.  Summer leagues have wrapped up their seasons, minor leagues are almost done and believe it or not the Cubs haven’t given up the NL Central in the MLB.  Over the next week or so, I thought I’d take a look at how some of the…

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