Next Game: Game #32-35 Fri April 18 3:05pm Sat April 19 1:05pm DH Sun April 20 1:05pm Record: 18-13 Big 10 6-6 vs University of Minnesota at Siebert Field, Minneapolis, MN It’s going to be a big series up north this weekend. The Illini are one game ahead of the…
Next Game: Game #31 Tues April 15 6:30pm Record: 18-12 Big 10 6-6 vs Eastern Illinois University at Grimes Field, Mattoon, IL Tuesday, the Illini limp away from getting swept by the Michigan Wolverines and try to save face when they play the Eastern Illinois University Panthers from the Ohio…
Today’s Illini loss to Michigan wasn’t as overwhelming as the two on Saturday but the 7-4 game still hurt as it meant a Wolverine sweep for the weekend. Illinois went into the weekend in second place and came out of it in fourth. Michigan cruised to a 7-0 start by…
Centerfielder Kyle Hudson is hitting .404 on the season Next Game: Game #27-30 Fri April 11 6:05pm Sat April 12 3:05pm DH Sun April 13 1:05pm Record: 18-8 vs University of Michigan at Illinois Field, Champaign, IL I’ll say it right from the outset. Judging from the weather forecast, we…
It seems Yogi was right. It ain’t over till it’s over. The Illini proved that today against the Hoosiers when they pulled out a ninth inning win. Illinois had the lead early in Bloomington. They scored four runs in the first three innings and led 4-1 by the third inning. …
Kyle Hudson takes third base on a fly ball in the game against St Louis. Next Game: Game #22-25 Sat 4/5 12 pm Sun April 6 12pm DH Mon April 7 2pm Record: 14-7 vs Indiana University at Sembower Field, Bloomington, IN Looks like after a one day delay, it’s…
This will teach me to leave a game early… I got to the park early today so I could see the boys practice. The game had a auspicious beginning as starter Nick Chmielewski walked the bases loaded in the first. To his credit, he got out of that jam. Unfortunately…
…which means this time, you’ll have to pay to get in. But first… At this moment Illinois is leading Southern Illinois in the top of 8th, 5-2. Daniel Webb has gone 3 for 4. Brandon Wikoff and Ryan Hastings both have two hits. Wikoff came into game hitting .397 so…
Tom Tompkins has a short report from Lansing. Your guys broke our hearts in the 1st game with those 4 runs in the final inning. It was fairly cold and windy, and we had a lengthy rain delay between games. We got great pitching from two freshman and a winning…
Yes, there was baseball in Lansing today. There weather cooperated and the University of Illinois have swept Michigan State in today’s doubleheader. Because nothing beats being there, here’s the report from Tom Tompkins who is attending the games this weekend. Once again, thanks to Tom T. for his “eyewitness” reports.…