Tyler Hamer throwing from the mound at last year’s Orange and Blue World Series It’s time for some October baseball. Yes, Cardinals fans, I know your team is in the playoffs but I’m talking about Illinois Baseball Orange and Blue World Series. Once again, the annual split squad series is…
It looks like the Illini are representin’ in minor league playoff action in 2011. Joe Bonadonna (left, with the Illini) and the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Marlins Single-A) are seeing playoff action for the first time in 12 years. They did in style too. They won 13 of their last 15 games…
On his fifth day on the roster of the Baltimore Orioles and his second game, former Illini outfielder Kyle Hudson got his first hit. On Labor Day, the Orioles were playing the New York Yankees. The Orioles lost to the Yanks 11-10 but Hudson singled to Curtis Granderson (who by…
Good news for former University of Illinois outfielder Kyle Hudson. The fleet-footed centerfielder been called to the bigs! The Baltimore Orioles called up Hudson yesterday to the parent organization to meet the September 1 deadline. He had been playing for the AAA Norfolk Tides and doing quite well. For the…
Seems second time is better for former Illini outfielder Kyle Hudson… at least when it comes to Triple-A. The first time Hudson (left during his Illinois days) was promoted to the Baltimore Oriole AAA affiliate Norfolk Tides, he could only muster a .197 average. This time he’s hitting .373 with…
Today, Illinois closed out the 2010 season with a 16-6 loss against Indiana. It was a classic Hoosier victory with sixteen runs and seventeen hits (although only one homerun). Senior Kevin Manson took the loss. Indiana knocked Manson around pretty well. They scored six runs (five earned) in three innings. …
I spent the weekend at my mom’s for Mother’s Day. Admirable, I know but my family and I stayed in a relatively remote cabin with no wireless, Internet, TV or anything. Now all things considered it’s a great place to stay but if you’re trying to keep up with how…
The Illini are back from their Spring Break and ready to play up here in the north. Fortunately, the weather is going to cooperate… at least for this week. On Tuesday, Illinois will take on Illinois State University at their place in Normal. ISU is a member of the Missouri…
Catching up on some long overdue news regarding Illini players who’ve gone on to the wild blue yonder otherwise known as the minor leagues: Scott Shaw, who was drafted by the New York Mets in the 2008 draft, had a pretty awesome 2009 for the Port St Lucie Mets. Shaw…
A while back I posted a note saying that the Delmarva Shorebirds were taking questions to ask Kyle Hudson (and teammate L.J. Hoes) in an interview. The Shorebirds have conducted their interview and it is now posted on the Shorebirds website. I’m listening to it right now. I see from…