Former Illini SS Shawn Roof is making the most of his second year in the minors. Currently, Roof is assigned to the Lakeland Flying Tigers, Detroit’s A team. Right now, Roof is leading the club with a .409 batting average. Hopefully, management is now starting to take notice. The Lakeland…
Former Illinois catcher Lars Davis has been assigned to the roster of Class A Asheville Tourists. Davis, who was the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2007 with the Illini, will join Asheville, which a farm team of the Colorado Rockies. They are managed by Joe Mikulik. By the…
Wikoff and Altobelli at the ready against Indiana State Next Game: Game #16 Fri 3/28 2:05 Sat 3/29 12:05 DH Sun 3/30 12:05 DH Record: 9-6 vs Michigan State University at Oldsmobile Park, Lansing, MI Note: Before I get started, Illini fans should know that Friday’s game at Oldsmobile…
The University of Illinois have signed catcher Aaron Johnson from New Brunswick, Canada. Aaron will be the third catcher in recent memory to don the orange and blue tools of ignorance from Canada. The first two worked out so well I’m not surprised the Illini went north again. Both Chris…
News came out that last year’s backup catcher, Joe Mercurio has just signed with University of Maine. From Lower Hudson Online: For much of their childhood, Joe Mercurio and Myckie Lugbauer were the best catchers their age in Putnam County. Their skill eventually extended far beyond the county’s borders; as…
Within a week of the First-Year Player draft, both Illini players who have been drafted have already signed contracts with their respective teams. According to the Denver Post, the Colorado Rockies signed 27 of the draft picks including catcher Lars Davis who they called an “intriguing catcher from Illinois”. And…
This shouldn’t be a big surprise. University of Illinois catcher Lars Davis went in the 3rd round (102nd overall) of the First-Year Player draft yesterday. The lucky team is the Colorado Rockies. I’ve probably said it before but I’ve never seen a college player exude professionalism the way Davis does.…
Shawn Roof and me Let me first say I had a fantastic time. This was my second Big Ten Tournament and the first time I’ve traveled to see the Illini baseball team play. Every Illinois fan wishes they could have won the tournament but all things considered, I thought they…
The Penn State Nittany Lions had just come off a 10th inning victory off Michigan. One half hour later they played Illinois for another elimination game. That’s the thing about losing your first game in the Big Ten Tournament… every game you play, you’re playing for your tournament life. Scott…
Four University of Illinois players were named to All-Big Ten teams on Tuesday, Lars Davis and Tanner Roark Catcher Lars Davis was named first-team All Big Ten. That was a no-brainer given that he was also Big Ten Player of the Year. I wrote a little about his accomplishments a…