Fightingillini.com is now just beginning to coming out with their annual previews of the baseball program. Part 1 was just posted today on pitching. It will be a very different pitching staff than what we saw go to Regionals in 2011. Overall, the team lost nine seniors plus three more…
Casey McMurray hits a solo shot in the bottom of ninth to win the game… … and was warmly greeted at the plate by all his teammates. Casey McMurray’s timing was impeccable tonight. With one out in the bottom of the ninth and the score tied, he chose that moment…
I was pleased to see that even in my absence, the Illini could win. In fact, this past weekend’s series against Michigan State seemed to be one of most thrilling baseball played at Illinois Field this year. The overall result? Illinois took the Spartans two games to one. I even…
Corey Kimes is the scheduled Sunday starter this weekend Illinois travels to Ann Arbor this weekend to play Michigan. One note before I go on… the Friday game has been moved up to 3:05pm because of weather. Illinois’ offense will need to find their bats as they are currently haven’t…
Illinois’ offense never got going as they got shut out by the SIU Salukis Wednesday night 3-0. The good guys only managed five hits for the game. Luke Joyce and the rest of the bullpen kept SIU scoreless for 4 plus innings Starter John Anderson had a rough fourth inning…
What a way to end a road trip! Not only did the Illinois baseball team win their last two ballgames but newcomer Thomas Lindauer won co-freshman of the week honors from the Big Ten. After defeating St Louis on Saturday, I’m sure Illinois felt extra motivated to win Sunday’s game…
In the last two days, Illinois baseball took on the Northern Illinois Huskies on neutral territory twice in two different venues. The ballgames were polar opposites of each other but end result was the same. An Illinois loss. Thursday Thursday, the Illini played the Huskies at Rent One Park in…
The Columbia Lions took the Fighting Illini today 9-3 in the last game of the Bright House Invitational. There was no comeback, no “early lead then lost it”. Columbia scored four runs in the first inning and simply held on to the lead for the rest of the game. Illinois…
Today was the first day of the University of Illinois baseball Orange and Blue World Series. It was a nice mild October afternoon day for a baseball game and it was nice to see a few fans out at Illinois Field to watch the guys play ball. It may be…
With the baseball season over and nothing better to do (I’m kidding there), the Illinois coaching staff have gone off and signed up some more players for the team. Last week, they announced that four players have signed letters of intent to play baseball for the University of Illinois. Most…